Uptake is a global social impact collaborative moving evidence into action for people and planet. Managed by @mantismentor.

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UN Member States just adopted a political declaration on global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: 153 in favour 3 against (Argentina, Israel, US) 2 abstentions (New Zealand, Paraguay) news.un.org/en/story/2026/10…
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Uptake is expanding its global expertise across: 🟣 #economic analysis & #financing 🟣 #health & nutrition information systems #NIS 🟣 #sex #gender & #care 🟣 #NCDs & #vaccines 🟣 #emergency #nutrition #pandemics & #climate change. Read more 🔗 linkedin.com/posts/uptakecen…
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Protecting breastfeeding also means protecting small vulnerable newborns. This paper shows two pathways for human milk bank services that ensure both medical and religious safety in Islamic contexts. 📄 link.springer.com/article/10… #WBW2026 #Breastfeeding #MilkKinship #IntBreastfeedJ
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Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation retweeted
Mothers should not have to protect breastfeeding alone. Protecting motherhood and childhood, and enabling breastfeeding, is first and foremost a government obligation. To mark #WBW2026, we illuminate Code resources and opportunities to contribute. 🔗 facebook.com/share/p/1QZyfQK…
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From the cost of not breastfeeding to the value and investment needed to enable it. For #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, we’re sharing open access resources on the economics and financing of breastfeeding. 🔗 linkedin.com/posts/worldbrea… #WBW2026 #StrengthenWhatWorks
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NEW PUBLICATION: Gender-just reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in maternity care services through the ‘baby-friendly hospital initiative’: a scoping review. @SpringerNature #IntBreastfeedJ doi.org/10.1186/s13006-026-0…
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Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation retweeted
Happy Lunar New Year 2026: The Year of the Fire Horse! At Mantis Mentor, we bridge the horse’s courage with the "unicorn" dream. We help clients reach success while driving the SDGs. With @UptakeCenter and NormativeAI, we turn momentum into impact. #YearOfTheFireHorse
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“By aligning with policy frameworks and health systems, we can help translate global guidance into tools that genuinely support families.” ~ Ruby Ngọc Nguyễn, Momby
Momby and Mantis Mentor announce a new strategic partnership to advance responsible digital solutions for mothers and children and strengthen early childhood systems. linkedin.com/posts/mantis-me…
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We welcome two new collaborators to the Uptake collaborative, based in Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe. Their expertise in public health and nutrition, including maternal and child nutrition, strengthens our capability to deliver services worldwide.
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Uptake Center for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation retweeted
When quality criteria move beyond inputs, they stop being checklists and become tools for learning and improvement. Learn more about the Excel to Excellence Program: 🔗 linkedin.com/showcase/excel-…
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From shared experiences to collective action. Mothers in Southeast Asia are mobilizing with @giveasia to build a community and make the Breastfeeding Conference 2026 happen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #SEABC2026 give.asia/campaign/seabc2026…
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Happy New Year ✨ A new year for learning, collaboration, and turning knowledge into action. #HappyNewYear2026
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This year at Uptake was about moving from intention to action. Turning evidence into practical solutions with people who value integrity and purpose. Our focus remains. Support informed decisions. Strengthen systems. Accelerate what works.
This year we built Mantis Mentor. We launched @UptakeCenter We co-created opportunities. We signed our first international contract. Grateful to the people who made this possible. More to come in 2026!
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Viet Nam takes a bold step to protect motherhood. The new Luật Dân số extends maternity leave to 7 months for second births and adds paternity leave. A move toward rights-based, evidence-informed policy. vietnam.vn/en/chinh-thuc-tan… #Vietnam #SocialProtection
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From evidence to action. At Uptake, we help partners turn knowledge and experience into strategies that drive policy and social change. Because knowledge only matters when it leads to impact. #UptakeCenter #EvidenceToAction #KnowledgeTransfer #CollectiveImpact
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Uptake keeps growing — new collaborators based in the 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, and 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe bring expertise in nutrition, health, social protection, care economy, data systems, and behavior change strategies — strengthening how evidence guides action for impact.
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The 5 A’s of Uptake: Awareness → Access → Absorption → Application → Adaptation A simple way to describe how learning and evidence move into action — and how we tailor the intensity of our technical assistance from dissemination to mentorship. #EvidenceToAction #Uptake
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Welcoming three new collaborators to Uptake from Vietnam 🇻🇳 Malaysia 🇲🇾 Australia 🇦🇺. They add expertise in public health, nutrition, policy advocacy, behavior change, AI integration, plus fluency in Vietnamese, English, and Chinese.
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Why partner with a collaborative for sustainable development? No one has all the answers or all the skills. At Uptake, we connect individuals and institutions through mentorship, collaboration, and shared practice to help what works—work everywhere. #EvidenceToAction
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