Publication Date September 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Nutrition Counseling and Care During and After Childhood Illness Literature Review: Evidence from African Countries

Optimal infant and young child feeding is key for child survival, growth, and development. However, some contexts do not provide quality feeding counseling and services during sick child visits and there is a lack of information on these services surrounding common childhood illnesses in Africa. This review provides information on nutrition counseling and care during and after childhood illness in Africa, reports trends for feeding and care practices from 2005 to 2020, and investigates the practices of caregivers and health providers for nutrition counseling during and after childhood illness.

Publication Date September 1, 2021 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM 2021 Progress Report

Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, MOMENTUM, together with USAID partner countries, has made strides toward improving maternal and child health and increasing access to family planning and reproductive health care. Take a look at how MOMENTUM has made progress over the past year and continues to evolve through strong partnerships, collaboration, and novel approaches, strengthening the resilience of health systems across the world.

Publication Date September 1, 2021 Program & Technical Resources

Cold Hard Truth: Revolutionizing Cold Chain Maintenance

As immunization programs expand, the role of the supply chain to ensure vaccines are available when and where they are needed has become even more critical. One obstacle to ensuring vaccine availability is cold chain equipment maintenance. Learn more about the challenges and innovative approaches to strengthen cold chain maintenance in our latest brief, produced by the MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project. 

Publication Date September 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Nigeria Immunization Country Profile

Nigeria has more zero-dose children—defined as not having received the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) containing vaccine—than any other country in Africa and among the most worldwide. Each year nearly 2.5 million children do not receive DTP1, and in 2020, an additional 500,000 children were unvaccinated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the state of routine immunization in Nigeria and the complex reasons why these children are not vaccinated.

Publication Date September 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Approaches to Partnership Measurement: A Landscape Review

This landscape review provides an overview of the current state of partnership measurement approaches, frameworks and metrics utilized to measure partnerships in global health. The review informs the selection of evidence-informed, appropriate, and feasible measurement indicators to monitor partnerships within the MOMENTUM consortium.

Publication Date July 1, 2021 Program & Technical Resources

Recommendations for Starting Programs Remotely: Lessons Learned from MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience

Due to COVID-19, MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience was forced to launch country programs without the ability of staff to travel. This brief outlines recommendations for effective remote scoping based on experiences with the start-up of six country programs.

Publication Date July 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Effects of Faith Actor Engagement on the Uptake and Coverage of Immunization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This report summarizes evidence about vaccine hesitancy trends for both COVID and non-COVID immunizations. It is a special investigation into the role of faith actors on immunization uptake in USAID priority countries for maternal, newborn, and child health and family planning/reproductive health. The report explores common themes in vaccine hesitancy relating to faith. The evidence concludes that vaccine hesitancy among faith communities threatens routine immunization coverage but also demonstrates the potential of engaging faith actors as partners to increase immunization coverage.

Publication Date June 1, 2021 Program & Technical Resources

Radio: A Low-Tech Solution to Deliver Integrated Nurturing Care Services During COVID-19

This brief profiles how MOMENTUM adapted and scaled up an evidence-based Rwandan radio program on nurturing care called "First Steps Intera za Mbere." The program adapted to COVID-19 restrictions to respond to the urgent need created to reach caregivers with vital health information and prevention measures while also expanding the program's reach across the country. "First Steps Intera za Mbere" supports caregivers to provide nurturing care, support child development, improve learning outcomes, and increase emergent literacy promotion for children ages zero to three years old through group sessions and radio programming.

Publication Date June 1, 2021 About MOMENTUM

Commitment to Immunizing Zero-Dose Children

14 million children did not receive their first dose of the essential childhood vaccine that prevents diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) through routine immunization services in 2019. These “zero-dose” children are far more likely to become sick with and die from vaccine-preventable diseases. USAID and its MOMENTUM grantees can add immense complementary expertise in providing technical assistance and capacity building to support national institutions and local partners to reduce the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children. Download this document to learn more about our commitment to immunizing zero-dose children.

Publication Date May 1, 2021 Program & Technical Resources

Building Resilience in Health: The MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience Approach

MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience helps to develop health resilience capacities at individual to national levels to prevent and mitigate vulnerability to shocks and stresses that can affect health and/or health systems, especially in fragile settings. This brief reviews how the project will approach, build, and strengthen health resilience to improve health outcomes for families, communities, and nation-states, particularly in fragile settings.