Publication Date August 1, 2022 Program & Technical Resources

Répondre aux besoins contraceptifs des jeunes grâce aux outils numériques : atteindre la jeunesse béninoiseoù ells se trouve

MOMENTUM Prestation de Soins de Santé Privés vise à améliorer l'accès des jeunes à des informations fiables sur la santé sexuelle et reproductive (SSR) à l'aide d'outils numériques. Avec l'aide des jeunes, MOMENTUM a conçu un chatbot axé sur la SSR, Tata Annie, pour répondre aux besoins des jeunes au Bénin et fournir des informations confidentielles et à la demande sur la SSR. Cette note de programme décrit les principaux éléments de conception et les adaptations faites pour l'outil numérique, y compris la façon dont MOMENTUM a tiré parti des formations et du soutien de Meta pour promouvoir le chatbot.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Program & Technical Resources

Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Youth Through Digital Tools: Reaching Beninese Youth Where They Are

MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery aims to improve youth access to reliable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information with digital tools. With youth input, MOMENTUM designed an SRH-focused chatbot, Tata Annie, to meet the needs of youth in Benin and to provide confidential, on-demand SRH information. This program brief outlines the key design elements and adaptations made for the digital tool, including how MOMENTUM leveraged trainings and support from Meta to promote the chatbot.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Research & Evidence

Behaviorally Focused Applied Political Economy Analysis for MOMENTUM Nigeria: Primary Research Findings and Results

There is no shortage of literature on issues of gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria, but there is little rigorous research that documents gender dynamics from the perspectives of community and traditional leaders. To fill this gap, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership conducted this behaviorally-focused applied political economy analysis and associated technical brief to assess Ebonyi and Sokoto States of Nigeria. The analysis identified which behaviors, if practiced, would increase local leader engagement in the prevention and mitigation of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child and early forced marriage, and the barriers and incentives to adopting them. Findings are being used to inform MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Nigeria activities and can be used by policymakers, researchers, and others as they adapt and expand their work with community leaders to advance a more justiciable and equitable future free from GBV.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Research & Evidence

An Analysis of Laws and Policies to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria: A Desk Review for the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Nigeria Activity

Despite the passage of new legislation in Nigeria at federal and state levels to address gender-based violence (GBV), many forms of GBV are increasing. As part of the project’s work to address different forms of GBV in Ebonyi and Sokoto states. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Nigeria conducted a review of relevant legal and policy frameworks, as well as gaps and challenges of implementing laws.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Research & Evidence

Social Norms Exploration on Child, Early, and Forced Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Adoption of Family Planning in Ebonyi and Sokoto States, Nigeria

Nigeria has made significant strides in improving human development outcomes, but improvements are markedly different for adolescent girls and women compared to boys and men. The country remains a patriarchal society where social norms and structural inequality render women subordinate to men. Global evidence demonstrates that deeply entrenched, restrictive norms underlie the practice of child, early, and forced marriage and gender-based violence, and limit women’s agency and decision-making power related to their reproductive health behaviors and choices.  MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Nigeria used the Social Norms Exploration Tool to understand the social norms driving child, early, and forced marriage, intimate partner violence, and early adoption of family planning in selected project areas of Sokoto and Ebonyi states, Nigeria.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Webinars

The Right Place at the Right time: What We Learned from Supply Chain Strengthening of Six Faith-based Drug Supply Organizations

On August 24, 2022, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership held a webinar exploring lessons learned from a faith-based supply chain strengthening program in Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria. Country representatives shared insights on the unique aspects of faith-based drug supply organizations, lessons learned, improvements in supply chains, and persisting challenges.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Program & Technical Resources

Stratégie de changement social et comportemental de MOMENTUM Résilience Sanitaire Intégrée pour renforcer la résilience

MOMENTUM Résilience Sanitaire Intégrée travaille en partenariat avec des pays confrontés à des situations de choc et de tension permanentes (par exemple, des institutions faibles, des conflits, des catastrophes). Les activités proactives de changement social et comportemental proposées aux prestataires de soins de santé, aux agents de santé communautaires et aux membres des communautés avant, pendant et après l’événement induisant choc et stress améliorent la résilience sanitaire et préviennent les perturbations des services de soins de santé destinés aux familles et aux communautés.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Program & Technical Resources

MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience Social and Behavior Change Strategy to Enhance Resilience

Proactive social and behavior change activities among health providers, community health workers, and community members before, during, and after shocks and stresses increase health resilience and prevent disruption in health services for families and communities. This technical brief includes SBC strategies that MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience is taking to enhance health resilience in fragile settings.

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Program & Technical Resources

Landscape Analysis of Health Information Systems and Data Tools for Identifying, Reaching, and Monitoring Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children

This landscape analysis describes information systems and tools to identify, reach, and monitor zero-dose and under-immunized children, with a focus on how they are being used in MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project countries, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria. 

Publication Date August 1, 2022 Webinars

If You Build It, Will It Last? Introduction to Sustainable Digital Health Interventions on MOMENTUM

On August 17th, 2022, MOMENTUM hosted a webinar highlighting key global guidance documents that lay the foundation for sustainable digital health interventions and implementation, and shared how one MOMENTUM award has utilized these strategies. The overarching goal for employing these strategies is to reduce fragmented digital health systems in order to drive use of scalable and sustainable digital health solutions that can transform health systems and outcomes.