Publication Date September 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

USAID COVID-19 Implementing Partners Forum Mini-Conference Report

The USAID COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Assistance Implementing Partners (IPs) Forum is a platform for bi-directional sharing of updates, experiences, and ideas, aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of USAID's COVID-19 investments.  MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity serves as the technical lead on the IP Forum secretariat working closely with USAID and Data.FI. Considering the evolving context of the pandemic and the approaching conclusion of the IP Forum, our final learning exchange was a hybrid mini-conference held on July 19, 2023, in Washington D.C. The theme of the mini-conference was "Sustaining and Applying COVID-19 Innovations for Primary Health Care and Routine Immunization". This theme examined the numerous lessons learned from diverse innovations developed during the pandemic, and how these valuable insights can be applied to shape our future and strengthen primary health care and routine immunization programs.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Achieving our Best: Strengthening Performance Accountability in Immunization Programs

This evidence brief discusses the importance of strengthening performance accountability in immunization programs to enhance their effectiveness and reach zero-dose and under-immunized children, especially in the context of post-COVID-19 recovery. Performance accountability is critical in improving immunization programs' outcomes and provides a roadmap for stakeholders to enhance accountability relationships and achieve better immunization coverage.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Key Global Technical Resources for Maternal and Newborn Health (2020-2023)

This resource developed by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provides a consolidated, although not exhaustive, set of key evidence-based guidance documents, resources, repositories, and communities of practice in maternal and newborn health that have been released since 2020.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Counseling, Informed Consent, and Debriefing for Cesarean Section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

Counseling as part of the informed consent process is a prerequisite for cesarean section. Postnatal debriefing allows women to explore their cesarean section with their healthcare providers. This scoping review in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, authored by staff from MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics, shares practices and experiences of counseling and debriefing, the barriers and facilitators to informed consent for cesarean section, and documents the effectiveness of the interventions used to improve informed consent found in the peer-reviewed literature. 

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Assessment of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Cross-Cutting Themes in Ghana, Malawi, and Sierra Leone

In 2022, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership undertook a multi-country qualitative assessment of the successes of, challenges to, and opportunities for effective implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) through multi-level consultations and interviews with health workers, facility and district administrators, and health system leaders in Ghana, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. This comprehensive report of results from all three countries will help critically inform a global reinvigoration of the IMCI strategy which, despite having been launched more than 25 years ago, still has not reached programmatic scale in many of the countries where this proven approach could have a big impact on child survival. 

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Methods and Measures to Assess Health Care Provider Behavior and Behavioral Determinants in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: A Rapid Review

This rapid review published in Global Health: Science and Practice, authored by staff from MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics, identifies the opportunities and gaps in measurement of health care provider behavior by focusing on domains that correspond to factors that influence provider behavior and service provision and incorporate elements beyond provider competency and skills.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Closing Immunization Equity Gaps Using Human-Centered Design Approaches in Madagascar

In Madagascar, 33% of children aged 12-23 months of age have never received a vaccination and are therefore entirely missed by country's national immunization system and potentially the broader health system. This report outlines a MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership assessment that explored four areas that, if addressed, can close gaps in immunization equity: zero dose vaccination, birth dose vaccination, missed opportunities for vaccination, and urban vaccination. The report also details the outcomes of a human-centered design workshop held to co-create solutions to barriers or challenges in each of these four areas.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Integration of Immunization and Nutrition to Reach Zero-Dose Children

This report from MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership aims to stimulate further discussions and actions on improving the integration of services to address the twin challenge of zero dose children and malnutrition in Madagascar. The publication presents a detailed assessment of the current status and challenges of integrating immunization and nutrition services in two districts of Madagascar. It also shares co-created solutions from human-centered design workshops to understand the current practices, challenges, and potential tools for reaching zero dose children through the integration of immunization program with nutrition services in Madagascar.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Training & Guidance

Guide de l’apprentissage à Distance et Hybride: Parties 1 et 2

Les parties 1 et 2 de nos guides sur l'apprentissage à distance et mixte offrent aux responsables de la mise en œuvre et aux partenaires locaux les outils nécessaires à la transition de leurs formations en personne vers un format virtuel. Une note technique est également disponible, qui propose des étapes concrètes, des considérations, des outils et des ressources pour les projets et les organisations qui adaptent des supports de formation existants à un format d'apprentissage mixte.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

MOMENTUM Résilience Sanitaire Intégrée Enquête sur la Nutrition des Ménages

L'est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est une région fragile et fortement conflictuelle où la santé des enfants est inférieure aux niveaux optimaux, et où le retard de croissance et l'émaciation continuent d'être des problèmes majeurs. Au cours de l'été 2022, MOMENTUM Résilience Sanitaire Intégrée a mené une enquête sur les connaissances, les attitudes et les pratiques (KAP) dans les zones de recrutement de 60 établissements soutenus par MOMENTUM dans 10 zones de santé au Nord-Kivu, dans l'est de la RDC. Téléchargez l'enquête complète pour découvrir ce que le projet a appris sur les connaissances, les attitudes et les pratiques des ménages en matière de nutrition infantile au Nord-Kivu.