Publication Date September 1, 2023 Training & Guidance

Distance and Blended Learning Guide: Parts 1 & 2

Parts 1 and 2 of our Distance and Blended Learning Guides offer implementers and local partners the tools to transition their in-person trainings to a virtual format. A technical brief is also available, which offers concrete steps, considerations, tools, and resources for projects and organizations that are adapting existing training materials to a blended learning format.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Facteurs liés à l’adoption et à l’utilisation des kits et des directives de vaccination

En 2023, MOMENTUM Transformation et Équité de la Vaccination de Routine a examiné les kits et les directives existants en matière de vaccination afin d'en améliorer l'adoption et l'utilisation. Le laboratoire de mesure, d'apprentissage adaptatif et de gestion des connaissances (MAKLab) de MOMENTUM a procédé à une étude documentaire et à des entretiens avec des informateurs clés, en se concentrant sur les facilitateurs et les obstacles à l'immunisation. Les résultats, y compris les meilleures pratiques et stratégies, ont été synthétisés dans une liste de facteurs influençant l'adoption et l'utilisation des ressources liées à l'immunisation, en tenant compte également des ressources similaires non liées à l'immunisation.

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Training & Guidance

Blended Learning Training Package in Adaptive Learning

This adaptive learning blended learning training package can be used when introducing adaptive learning to individuals or teams who would like to learn more about the basics of adaptive learning, begin integrating adaptive learning into their work, or strengthen their adaptive learning capacities. The package includes four brief training modules which cover topics including: (1) what is adaptive learning, (2) why is it important, (3) how to integrate it, and (4) an overview of adaptive learning tools. Each module is pre-recorded and runs for approximately 15 minutes. Available in both English and French!

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Factors Associated with Uptake and Use of Immunization Toolkits and Guidance

In 2023, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity examined existing immunization toolkits and guidance to improve their uptake and use. MOMENTUM's Measurement, Adaptive Learning, and Knowledge Management Lab (MAKLab) conducted a desk review and key informant interviews, focusing on facilitators and barriers to immunization. Findings, including best practices and strategies, were synthesized into a list of factors influencing the uptake and use of immunization-related resources, considering similar non-immunization resources as well.

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Webinars

Using Data Triangulation for Identifying Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children

Data triangulation offers an alternative route to using data to identify and estimate non-immunized, under-immunized, and zero-dose children more accurately. On August 31, 2023, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity held a webinar on the use of this approach drawing from experiential knowledge, and included a panel discussion featuring colleagues from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Webinars

Utilisation de la triangulation des données pour identifier les enfants “zéro-dose” et les enfants sous-immunisés

La triangulation des données offre une alternative à l'utilisation des données pour identifier et estimer avec plus de précision les enfants non vaccinés, sous-vaccinés et ceux n'ayant reçu aucune dose. Le 31 août 2023, MOMENTUM Transformation et Équité de la Vaccination de Routine a organisé un webinaire sur l'utilisation de cette approche en s'appuyant sur des connaissances expérientielles, et a inclus une discussion de groupe avec des collègues du Centre international de recherche sur les maladies diarrhéiques, Bangladesh (icddr,b) et les Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Publication Date August 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Tiyeni Fact Sheet

This fact sheet for the Malawi MOMENTUM Tiyeni project highlights the project's focus on maternal and newborn health, child health, reproductive health, and family planning, and nutrition, where it works, and other key project information.

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Three Districts in Ghana: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

This report captures results and analysis from interviews with Ghana Ministry of Health and Sanitation staff at the national, district, and facility levels to assess the successes of, challenges to, and opportunities for effective implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), part of a multi-country study begun in 2022. Despite broad support for the IMCI protocol, implementation in Ghana has been limited, with four key challenges cited by multiple interviewees: 1) policy restriction on CHPS (Community Health Planning and Service) activities, 2) insufficient prioritization by international partners working in Ghana, 3) frequent stockouts of medicines essential for IMCI, and 4) lack of referral transport. The report provides key programmatic recommendations to address these barriers.

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Webinars

Making the Case: Supporting Breastfeeding by Integrating Perinatal Mental Health Services in PHC

Recent evidence has shown that women who are experiencing common perinatal mental disorders (CPMDs)—such as depression, anxiety and somatic disorders—are more likely to report insufficient milk and other breastfeeding difficulties, preventing them from exclusive breastfeeding. On August 29, 2023, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership hosted a webinar on this under-explored area of intersection and integration, looking at the latest evidence and discussing how to support of breastfeeding through the integration of perinatal mental health services in primary health care.

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Review: Ghana

As MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity’s COVID-19 vaccination program in Ghana 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. To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination program in Ghana, which was conducted from June 2021 to June 2023, download this country program in review.