Publication Date June 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Waste, and Electricity Services in Health Care Facilities: Progress on the Fundamentals

This global report from WHO and UNICEF provides insights into WASH progress to date, based on global monitoring data and updates from 70 countries on eight practical steps for WASH in Healthcare facilities. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership contributed to developing the content and country voice for Sierra Leone.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Webinars

Engaging for Impact: Strengthening Private Sector Participation in Public Purchasing for Increased Access to Family Planning in the Philippines

On June 15, 2023, MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery hosted a webinar with partners ThinkWell and the Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines (IMAP) to share how the project has unlocked private sector capacity to expand access to family planning (FP) in the Philippines. The Philippines has made significant progress in expanding access to FP services in recent years, but coverage remains uneven, particularly for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). Since 2021, MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery has supported the IMAP to strengthen private FP provider capacities and participation in these networks, resulting in locally-led solutions co-designed by the public and private sectors. The webinar shared highlights from MOMENTUM’s work and provided global lessons for sustainable private sector engagement in family planning.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Malawi: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

In 2022, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership undertook several country-based qualitative assessments of the successes of, challenges to, and opportunities for effective implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). This Malawi report captures the results and analysis from 18 interviews with Ministry of Health staff at the national, district, and facility levels.  The report breaks down the findings and recommendations across six key program areas: coordination and management, training, supervision, motivation, referrals, and supplies and equipment.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Using a Behavioral Lens to Identify Opportunities to Improve the Effectiveness of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response in Indonesia: The Behaviorally Focused Applied Political Economy Analysis Approach

In the past several years, Indonesia has been implementing maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) as a strategy to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. To facilitate progress and complement its wider work in supporting MPDSR rollout, MOMENTUM worked closely with a group of key government stakeholders to apply the BF-APEA approach in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province to better understand the ongoing challenges and come to a consensus on solutions to resolve or mitigate them. 

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Silent Burden: Exploring the Link between Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Perinatal Mental Health in Low- And Middle-Income Countries

This technical brief from MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership explores the link between adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and perinatal mental health (PMH) in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the particular vulnerabilities faced by adolescent girls. It also presents key findings from a landscape analysis and literature review, indicating that mental health conditions among adolescents increase the likelihood of unintended pregnancies, which in turn increase the risk of PMH conditions. The document also discusses the impact of PMH conditions on contraceptive use and future unintended pregnancies and highlights promising approaches to improve adolescent PMH and related SRH outcomes, emphasizing the need for further research in this area.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Not If, But When: Enhancing Individual and Health System Resilience For Better Family Planning/Reproductive Health Outcomes In Fragile Settings

MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience, FP2030, and the Women’s Refugee Commission hosted a side event at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Pattaya, Thailand, on Monday, November 14, 2022. The meeting was attended by approximately 50 people representing ministries of health, donors, and implementing partners. This briefing note provides a summary of the event, including outcomes of group discussions focused on moving the global health community forward with health resilience and emergency preparedness for voluntary family planning and reproductive health.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Harnessing the Power of Collaboration to Expand the Coverage and Equity of COVID-19 Vaccinations in India: A Community Collaboration Model

MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity implemented localization strategies through NGOs for community engagement in conjunction with government vaccination teams to universalize COVID-19 vaccination uptake up to the last mile in India. This journal article discusses the strategies and collaboration that resulted in reaching close to 50 million beneficiaries through messaging and facilitated the administration of more than 14 million vaccine doses, including 6.1 million doses for vulnerable and marginalized communities in 18 States and Union territories in India, along with suggesting implications for public health practice and research.

Publication Date June 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator Fact Sheet

MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator coordinates across all MOMENTUM awards by harmonizing data collection and analysis, prioritizing and synthesizing learning, and catalyzing accelerated change through knowledge management and strategic communications.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Lessons from Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations in Very Young Adolescent Programming

In Bangladesh, faith-based organizations have the potential to meaningfully address harmful gender and sexual and reproductive health attitudes, behaviors and norms among very young adolescents, their families and communities. This activity sought to strengthen local partner capacity to apply effective programming addressing challenges facing very young adolescents, a population that is commonly overlooked.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Global Measurement Fact Sheets

The Global Measurement Fact Sheets, available in English and French, summarize new evidence or updates to global recommendations around metrics and measurement related to maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, family planning, and reproductive health, and aim to facilitate the spread and uptake of recommendations across MOMENTUM.