Publication Date May 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Policy Dialogue for Sustainable Change for Nurses and Midwives

In Ghana, India, Madagascar, and the Caribbean region, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership works with country stakeholders to embark on a systematic, results-based policy dialogue process to strengthen and support the nursing and midwifery workforce. The process involves engaging government and other relevant stakeholders to come together and examine the country landscape regarding current policies; discuss needed adaptations to legislation, guidelines, systems, strategies, and plans; and make and implement action plans to better meet the needs of midwives, nurses, and, ultimately, the people they serve. This new multi-country brief further details the process, lessons learned, and impacts thus far from these policy dialogue processes, including the way forward.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Training & Guidance

Capacity Mapping System (CMS) Guidance Documents

The Capacity Mapping System (CMS) is an easy-to-use, systems-oriented tool based on the Enhanced Capacity Development Framework that assists partners and program implementers in identifying needed capacity development course corrections in a timely manner. This guide provides an overview of the CMS and the steps to use it. The guide is developed for any organization seeking to enhance its performance in order to achieve specific objectives. It is designed to place organizational priorities, constraints, and context in the center of a capacity mapping process, that will result in both a more accurate understanding of what drives performance, and greater ownership over the 100-day improvement plans. It may also be of interest to donors and implementing partners supporting the capacity of the organization which in the context of a project or partnership relationship.  

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

Empowering Family Planning/Reproductive Health Innovations for Scale: MOMENTUM Innovation Accelerator

Empowering Family Planning/ Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Innovations for Scale is a compendium of four documents, which integrate best practices and lessons from 180+ stakeholder interviews and 25+ tools/case studies. The documents include a summary overview of the series; the Empowering FP/RH Innovation for Scale tool; templates to accompany the guide; and multi-country lessons on FP/RH innovation scale-up.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Webinars

Making Capacity Building Innovations for Health Workers Stick: Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction

COVID-19 vaccine introduction proved that alternate training and supervision methods are possible. With restrictions around social distancing, the rapid availability of a new vaccine, and the urgency of vaccinating non-traditional populations, immunization staff found creative solutions to capacity building, often using alternate delivery methods for the first time. On May 10, 2023, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project held a webinar to share findings from their recent landscape analysis and practices for fostering innovations in health worker capacity building over the long term.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Webinars

Faire en sorte que les innovations en matière de renforcement des capacités des agents de santé soient efficaces : Leçons tirées de l’introduction du vaccin COVID-19

L'introduction du vaccin COVID-19 a prouvé que d'autres méthodes de formation et de supervision étaient possibles. Avec les restrictions liées à la distanciation sociale, la disponibilité rapide d'un nouveau vaccin et l'urgence de vacciner des populations non traditionnelles, le personnel chargé de la vaccination a trouvé des solutions créatives pour renforcer les capacités, souvent en utilisant pour la première fois des méthodes de prestation alternatives. Le 10 mai 2023, le projet MOMENTUM Transformation et Equité de la Vaccination de Routine organisé un webinaire pour partager les résultats de leur récente analyse du paysage et les pratiques pour encourager les innovations dans le renforcement des capacités du personnel de santé à long terme.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Designing and Sustaining Innovations in Health Worker Capacity Building: Landscape Analysis from COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction

This landscape analysis analyzes emerging practices for health worker training and capacity building associated with the pandemic, particularly for COVID-19 vaccine introduction. The aim of this analysis was to assess managerial aspects of alternative, or innovative approaches to training and their applicability to routine immunization over the longer term. Lessons from this analysis can inform the expansion and sustainability of innovations for health worker capacity building in immunization.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Implementation of Task Sharing Guidelines for Long-Acting and Permanent Methods

The WHO recommendations for task sharing present categories of healthcare providers and supply guidance on what different cadres within the health system are authorized to do in relation to the provision of contraceptive information and services, as well as the contexts in which they are allowed to offer contraceptive services. This brief synthesizes key findings and recommendations to enable donors, policymakers, advocacy groups, and program implementers to address existing policy and human resources barriers to implementation and to leverage opportunities to expand the practice of task sharing.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Research & Evidence

National Programs for the Prevention and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Global Survey

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) continue to be two of the three leading direct causes of maternal death in low- and middle-income countries. In 2022, USAID, with support from MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership and MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery and their multiple partners, conducted a survey of national programs working to reduce maternal and newborn mortality from PPH and HDP. From January to May 2022, 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean completed a 69-question survey on national PPH and HDP policies and practices in the public and private sectors. Findings from the 2022 survey generated several compelling insights into the current status of national programs addressing PPH and HDP; these insights have implications for national policies, guidelines, capacity building and training, midwife scope of practice, data tracking on HMIS, programs, and future research. These resources share detailed findings of the analysis and highlights and key messages in the technical brief.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Women’s Experience of Peripartum Hysterectomy and Provision of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This brief summarizes a scoping review focused on the provision and experience of care in the context of peripartum hysterectomy in low‐ and middle‐income countries. This brief also summarizes key facilitators and barriers to appropriate care (evidence‐based, high‐quality, timely, and at the appropriate levels) in facilities providing peripartum hysterectomy as well as recommendations to strengthen the provision of care and women’s experience of this procedure in low‐ and middle-income countries.

Publication Date May 1, 2023 Webinars

Delivering Uncertainty: The Ongoing Risk of Motherhood

On May 2, 2023, MOMENTUM held a live, fireside chat-style event in the lead-up to the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) and the International Day of the Midwife (May 5). Panelists from Ghana, India, and Zambia, as well as global MOMENTUM projects and USAID, discussed the stalled progress in maternal health revealed by the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) recently released maternal mortality estimates and what can be done about it.