Publication Date April 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Renforcement de la vaccination contre la COVID-19 en RDC

Ce dossier résume la manière dont MOMENTUM Transformation et Équité de la Vaccination de Routine a soutenu la planification et la coordination de la vaccination contre la COVID-19, la génération de la demande et l'engagement communautaire, la qualité et la gestion des données, la prestation de services et l'intégration de la vaccination de routine dans les services de santé en République Démocratique du Congo.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening Routine Immunization and Polio Eradication in DRC

This one-pager brief summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity is supporting routine immunization capacity building, gender and equity, partnership strengthening, data quality and management, and polio eradication in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening COVID-19 Vaccination in DRC

This brief one-pager summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity supported COVID-19 vaccination planning and coordination, demand generation and community engagement, data quality and management, service delivery, and integration into routine immunization health services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Integration Assessment

As many countries transition away from the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the long-term plans and future sustainability of COVID-19 vaccination. The USAID-funded MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity and Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator projects conducted a qualitative assessment in seven countries on the status and plans for COVID-19 vaccination integration into routine immunization and primary health care, and the health system more broadly. Each country report summarizes findings and lessons learned from key informant interviews and focus group discussions conducted with stakeholders involved in implementing integration activities at national and sub-national levels.

Publication Date March 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Strategies for Deploying Pediatric Death Audit to Improve Quality of Care

Pediatric death audits are used to improve health care quality and outcomes for children. In this report, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership examined the use of death audits in Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zambia. These experiences suggested both challenges in the use of death audits for improving pediatric quality care as well as options to begin developing effective systems that incorporate audits, even in low-resource settings.

Publication Date March 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Health in Fragile Settings: A Health-Sensitive Conceptual Model of Fragility

This brief presents a health-sensitive conceptual model and typology of fragility, with the aim of improving MOMENTUM’s understanding of fragility and how it impacts health and, in turn, strengthens health programming. The conceptual model and typology proposed here are intended as internal guidance for USAID and USAID partnerships/projects and are designed to inform fragility assessments and contextual analysis as well as monitoring, evaluation, & learning approaches, conflict sensitivity, and exit strategies.

Publication Date March 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Renforcement de la vaccination de routine au Bénin

Ce dossier résume la manière dont MOMENTUM Transformation et Équité de la Vaccination de Routine soutient la génération de la demande de vaccination de routine, le renforcement des capacités, la chaîne d'approvisionnement et la gestion des données au Bénin.

Publication Date March 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening Routine Immunization in Benin

This one-pager brief summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity is supporting routine immunization demand generation, capacity strengthening, supply chain, and data management in Benin.

Publication Date March 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Reaching Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children in Fragile Settings

This technical brief outlines the rationale and approach that MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience is taking with partner countries to accelerate their post-pandemic immunization catch-up and recovery and build the resilience of their national immunization programs. It also provides links to dozens of relevant resources. 

Publication Date March 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Review: Niger

As MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity’s COVID-19 vaccination program in Niger comes to an end, this report looks back on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned that the project had in strengthening the health system. Download this report to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination program in Niger, which was conducted from April 2021 to December 2023.