Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Opportunities for Integrated Climate and Nutrition Action: Findings from a Review of National Climate, Health, and Nutrition Policies, Strategies, and Plans in Eight Countries

The global and national policy landscape is transforming in recognition of the importance of coordinated actions and multisectoral initiatives to address the interdependent drivers of climate change, nutrition, and health. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership conducted a desktop review to identify national climate, health, and nutrition policies in eight USAID nutrition priority countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda) that could guide nutrition and climate adaptation actions. This report and complementary brief details the review, its findings, and recommendations.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Advancing Family Planning Measurement: A Landscape Assessment to Inform the Family Planning Measurement Advancement Convening Series

The MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project, in collaboration with the FP2030 Performance Monitoring and Evidence Working Group and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, launched a convening series to support deliberation, refinement, and consensus in family planning (FP) measurement. To inform the convening series, a research team from MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator, with contributions from FP2030, conducted a landscape assessment of key FP measurement initiatives, challenges, successes, and gaps. The assessment focused on identifying priorities in FP measurement availability and utility of local actors and implementers, aiming to shed light on the extent to which global initiatives are responsive to local issues and needs. This report summarizes topline, actionable findings from the assessment that will inform the design, structure, and potential themes of the convening series.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Meeting Clients’ Health Information Needs: MOMENTUM’s Approaches to Using Client-Facing Digital Health Tools

The goal of the MOMENTUM suite of awards is to holistically improve maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition services, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health (MNCHN/FP/RH) in partner countries around the world. To that end, MOMENTUM uses innovative approaches, including the use of digital health tools, to enhance individuals’ health knowledge and care-seeking behaviors, with the goal of improving health outcomes. This brief summarizes findings about how MOMENTUM and its partners are using client-facing digital health tools. We examine the strategies and approaches to using these tools and their impact on access to health information and changes in care-seeking behaviors.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

MAMI Toolkit

The Management of Small and Nutritionally At-Risk Infants under 6 months and their Mothers (MAMI) Care Pathway is an approach aimed at addressing the care needs of vulnerable infants under six months old and their mothers. MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience partnered with the Ministries of Health in Niger and South Sudan to adapt and implement this approach, tailoring it to local contexts. This suite includes materials on preparation, implementation, and monitoring, evaluating and learning, for healthcare providers and their supervisors. Materials are available for download as PDFs, zip files, or individual documents.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Boîte à outils MAMI

Le parcours de soins pour la prise en charge des nourrissons âgés de moins de 6 mois, petits et à risque nutritionnel et de leurs mères (MAMI, Management of Small and Nutritionally At-Risk Infants under 6 months and their Mothers) est une approche visant à répondre aux besoins de soins des nourrissons vulnérables de moins de 6 mois et de leurs mères. MOMENTUM Résilience Sanitaire Intégrée s'est associé aux Ministères de la Santé du Niger et du Sud-Soudan pour adapter et mettre en œuvre cette approche (ou ce parcours de soins), en l'adaptant aux contextes locaux. Ce paquet comprend du matériel pour la préparation, la mise en œuvre et le suivi, l'évaluation et l'apprentissage, à l'intention des prestataires de soins et de leurs responsables. Le matériel peut être téléchargé sous forme de PDF, de fichiers zip ou de documents individuels.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Early Lessons From Working With Local Partners to Expand Private-Sector Health Care Networks in Burundi and Mali

This Field Action Report in Global Health Science and Practice shares how MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery worked with local partners in Burundi and Mali to expand private health facility networks to improve service quality and the lessons learned regarding the growing role of local organizations as actors within mixed health systems.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Safe Childbirth Checklist Landscape Analysis

WHO's Safe Childbirth Checklist, developed in 2009, will be redesigned in the near future to align with new guidelines. MOMENTUM's Measurement, Adaptive Learning, and Knowledge Management Lab (MAKLab) completed the first step in this process by conducting a landscape analysis to identify new guidelines that have been released since the initial design of the checklist that should be considered for inclusion in the redesigned tool. This document includes the findings from that analysis as well as a mapping of how guidance for vaginal, assisted, and/or surgical birth overlaps, diverges, and reconnects over the care pathway.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Centering Locally-Driven Family Planning Measurement Priorities in the Global Measurement Agenda Convening Report

This report presents an overview of the “Centering Locally-Driven Family Planning Measurement Priorities in the Global Measurement Agenda” convening that took place June 25-27, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Webinars

Turning Data and Data Systems into Action: Reaching and Monitoring Zero-Dose Children in Nigeria

On September 24, 2024, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project, in collaboration with the Zero-Dose Learning Hub, hosted a webinar discussing how data and digital tools can be used to reach and monitor zero-dose and under-immunized children. This webinar provided valuable insights into how data-driven approaches and systems can enhance the effectiveness of immunization programs, ultimately helping reach the most vulnerable populations.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Using Behavior Integration to Identify Barriers and Motivators for COVID-19 Vaccination and Build a Vaccine Demand and Confidence Strategy in Southeastern Europe

This article was published on October 2, 2024 in the Journal Vaccines. This study used the Behavior Integration (BI) framework to identify barriers and motivators for COVID-19 vaccination in Moldova, North Macedonia, and Serbia, focusing on vaccine demand and confidence. Through qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys, the study found that vaccine safety concerns, logistical challenges, and institutional distrust were key barriers, while personal health concerns and recommendations from healthcare providers acted as motivators. Tailored strategies, such as medical provider training and patient workshops, were implemented to increase vaccine uptake, with positive results in knowledge and vaccination rates.