Publication Date December 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Répondre aux besoins des clients en matière d’information sanitaire : Approches de MOMENTUM concernant l’usage des outils de santé numérique en interaction directe avec les clients

Le but de l’ensemble des projets MOMENTUM est d’améliorer, de manière globale, les services de santé maternelle, néonatale, infantile et de nutrition, la planification familiale volontaire, ainsi que la santé reproductive (SMNIN/PF/SR) dans les pays partenaires du monde entier. Pour ce faire, MOMENTUM recourt à des approches novatrices, notamment l’utilisation d’outils de santé numérique, pour accroître les connaissances sanitaires des individus et les amener à rechercher les soins dont ils ont besoin, afin d’améliorer les résultats sanitaires. Ce document résume les conclusions sur la façon dont MOMENTUM et ses partenaires utilisent les outils numériques de santé orientés vers les clients. Nous examinons les stratégies et les approches d'utilisation de ces outils et leur impact sur l'accès à l'information sur la santé et les changements dans les comportements de recherche de soins.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Meeting Clients’ Health Information Needs: MOMENTUM’s Approaches to Using Client-Facing Digital Health Tools

The goal of the MOMENTUM suite of awards is to holistically improve maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition services, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health (MNCHN/FP/RH) in partner countries around the world. To that end, MOMENTUM uses innovative approaches, including the use of digital health tools, to enhance individuals’ health knowledge and care-seeking behaviors, with the goal of improving health outcomes. This brief summarizes findings about how MOMENTUM and its partners are using client-facing digital health tools. We examine the strategies and approaches to using these tools and their impact on access to health information and changes in care-seeking behaviors.

Publication Date August 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Strengthening Health Systems: Highlights from India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

From August 2021 to December 2024 the Government of India and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare partnered with USAID MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity to develop a holistic approach to increase the uptake and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among marginalized and hard-to-reach populations across 18 states and union territories in India.

Publication Date July 1, 2024 Webinars

Améliorer les résultats de l’accouchement en optimisant l’utilisation des utérotoniques

Le 25 juillet 2024, MOMENTUM a organisé un webinaire explorant les stratégies, les efforts et les outils liés à l'optimisation de l'utilisation des utérotoniques pour améliorer les résultats de l'accouchement. Les présentations ont exploré l'utilisation d'utérotoniques pour l'induction et l'augmentation du travail, en mettant l'accent sur les pratiques en Inde et en Asie du Sud, et les nouveaux efforts pour prévenir l'hémorragie post-partum, y compris les résultats d'une enquête mondiale sur les programmes nationaux et une stratégie d'évaluation proposée liée à la carbétocine thermostable pour Madagascar. Après les présentations, les participants ont eu l'occasion de discuter avec les experts au cours d'une séance de questions-réponses.

Publication Date July 1, 2024 Webinars

Improving Childbirth Outcomes by Optimizing the Use of Uterotonics: Sharing Learning and Tools

On July 25, 2024, MOMENTUM held a webinar exploring strategies, efforts and tools related to optimizing uterotonic use to improve childbirth outcomes. Presentations explored uterotonic use for labor induction and augmentation, with a focus on practices in India and South Asia, and new efforts to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, including findings from a global survey of national programs and a proposed evaluation strategy related to heat-stable carbetocin for Madagascar. Following presentations, participants had the opportunity to engage with experts during a Q&A session.

Publication Date June 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Localizing COVID-19 Vaccination: Empowering Community Partnerships in India

MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity in India engaged in innovative community partnerships to increase demand for and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more about the robust approach to how MOMENTUM worked with the Government of India to drive demand through local empowerment.

Publication Date June 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Tribal Communities: A Case Study on Program Implementation Experiences from Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh States, India

Tribal populations in India face significant healthcare challenges, resulting in poorer health outcomes and lower COVID-19 vaccination rates compared to non-Tribal districts. MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity aimed to improve vaccine access and uptake among Tribal populations in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Using a qualitative explanatory case study, researchers conducted 90 focus group discussions and interviews with Tribal communities, NGOs, and other stakeholders. Key strategies included community leader involvement, targeted counseling, flexible vaccine sessions, and adapted messaging for booster doses. These efforts increased vaccine awareness and acceptance, but sustaining long-term uptake requires ongoing funding and political support.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Induction and Augmentation of Labor in India: Excessive and Inappropriate Use of Uterotonics In and Out of Health Facilities

This factsheet presents key findings from a systematic review on induction and augmentation of labor in India. The review identified 59 high-quality studies (variable in design, geography, women's profiles, and outcomes). The review highlights key findings, and ways forward based on the high rate of induction and augmentation in this context.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Labor Induction and Augmentation Practices in India: How the Use of Uterotonic Medications Affects Stillbirth, Neonatal Mortality, and Use of Cesarean Deliveries Research Consolidation Bundle

Overmedicalization of childbirth is a growing global problem, increasing the use of medical interventions and costs without a clear health benefit and often putting both mother and baby at risk. Stillbirth, early birth asphyxia, and neonatal death remain major concerns in India and the association between these health outcomes and the use of uterotonics to induce and augment labor is an important topic to explore. The story deck serves as an advocacy tool to build momentum for additional targeted research; the overview report outlines how the story deck can be used and shares next steps to engage in this work.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Integration Assessment

As many countries transition away from the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the long-term plans and future sustainability of COVID-19 vaccination. The USAID-funded MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity and Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator projects conducted a qualitative assessment in seven countries on the status and plans for COVID-19 vaccination integration into routine immunization and primary health care, and the health system more broadly. Each country report summarizes findings and lessons learned from key informant interviews and focus group discussions conducted with stakeholders involved in implementing integration activities at national and sub-national levels.