Publication Date January 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Review: South Sudan

As MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity’s COVID-19 vaccination program in South Sudan comes to an end, this report looks back on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned that the project had in reaching underserved and priority populations, strengthening health systems management, and improving the health workforce. Download this report to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination program in South Sudan, conducted from March 2022 to September 2023. 

Publication Date January 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Projets MOMENTUM en Afrique de l’Ouest : Dossier de Référence Régional

Le dossier de référence régional pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest résume les programmes et activités de MOMENTUM mis en œuvre dans les pays partenaires afin d'améliorer l'accès équitable à une santé et une nutrition maternelle, néonatale et infantile de qualité, à un planning familial volontaire et à des soins de santé reproductifs pour tous les individus et toutes les communautés. Ce document sera mis à jour périodiquement en fonction de l'évolution des activités de la suite des projets tout au long de sa durée de vie.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics in India: Gender-Integrated Response to Emerging COVID-19 Priorities in India – Health Facility and One Stop Center Posters

These two posters were designed to serve as resources for women and girls facing violence. The health facility poster defines certain types of violence and provides contact information including a helpline, referral to One Stop Centers (OSCs), community or facility-based health workers. The OSC poster describes the services provided by OSCs to survivors. 

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

MOMENTUM Safe Surgery India Gender Integrated Response to Emerging COVID-19 Priorities Technical Briefs and Informational Leaflet

This series of four technical briefs reflects MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics' work on: 1) Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response; 2) Development of a digital mental health app to connect Community Health Workers (CHWs) with mental health services and support to address stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic; 3) Emergency Respiratory Management; and 4) Strengthening Gender-based Violence Referral and Response through Community Radio. A two-page leaflet also provides an overview of the project's response.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Leveraging the Private Sector in Urban Uganda: Promising Pathways for Uptake of Postpartum Family Planning

In partnership with the Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA), MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery combined a supply-side intervention—training and support for UPMA providers— with demand-side activities using human-centered design (HCD), to improve demand for, and uptake of postpartum family planning (PPFP). This brief describes the intervention and results of using demand creation prototypes to improve demand and use of PPFP. The brief is intended for FP program implementers seeking experiences of using HCD for PPFP demand creation in the private sector.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

Projets MOMENTUM en Afrique de l’Est: Dossier de Référence Régional

Le dossiert de référence régional pour l'Afrique de l'Est résume les projets et les activités de MOMENTUM au Burundi, en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), au Kenya, au Rwanda, au Sud-Soudan, au Soudan, en Tanzanie et en Ouganda afin d'améliorer l'accès équitable à des soins de santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile de qualité et à la nutrition, au planning familial volontaire et aux soins de santé génésique pour tous les individus et toutes les communautés. Cette note sera mise à jour périodiquement en fonction de l'évolution des activités du projet tout au long de sa durée de vie.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Youth-Led Social Accountability for Health

This interactive report summarizes the activities, learnings, and impacts of a partnership between MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership and two youth-led organizations (YLOs) to advance youth-led social accountability learning and practice. With MOMENTUM organizational and technical capacity development assistance, Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO) in Ghana and Youth for Sustainable Development (YSD) in Kenya led social accountability activities to improve the quality of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) services and to conduct learning exercises to contribute to the global evidence on youth-led social accountability.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Integration of Nutrition, Food Security, and Immunization Programs in Madagascar Technical Consultation Report

This is a report from a May 2023 technical consultation supported by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership on the integration of nutrition, food security, and immunization services in Madagascar. This report is intended to stimulate discussions and inform future MOMENTUM programming on how to integrate immunization, nutrition, and food security programs and services to reach zero-dose children and malnourished children with potent routine immunization vaccines, food supplements, and treatment in the country.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Tikweze Umoyo Fact Sheet

MOMENTUM Tikweze Umoyo is an integrated service delivery activity focusing on maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH); family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH); nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and malaria in five Malawian districts. Download this fact sheet to learn more about the activity. 

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Learning from MOMENTUM: Community Engagement and Systems Strengthening Approaches to Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Published in recognition of the 2023 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, this brief highlights six innovative approaches—related to community engagement and system strengthening—for addressing GBV. The case studies from three MOMENTUM projects offer practical insights for gender experts, practitioners, and advocates, particularly those working in GBV pre­vention and response, to apply and adapt in their own work.