Publication Date January 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Putting Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement into Practice in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming

Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) is an inclusive, intentional, mutually respectful partnership between youth and adults used as an approach to design and implement SRH programs. This report captures MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery’s experience implementing MAYE in Malawi to meet demand for contraception among young people.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Projects in Southern Africa: Regional Reference Brief

The Southern Africa Regional Reference Brief summarizes MOMENTUM’s projects and activities in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia to improve equitable access to respectful quality maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care for all individuals and communities. The brief will be updated periodically as project activities evolve throughout the life of the project.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Tikweze Umoyo Fact Sheet

MOMENTUM Tikweze Umoyo is an integrated service delivery activity focusing on maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH); family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH); nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and malaria in five Malawian districts. Download this fact sheet to learn more about the activity. 

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Virtual Meeting Report: Strengthening and Scaling up IMCI implementation in the Context of Quality-of-Care Initiatives

This report summarizes discussions from a global consultation meeting organized by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership of successes, challenges, and opportunities for more effective implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). The meeting shared country updates from Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi, and Sierra Leone on their status of IMCI implementation and best practices, identified major barriers impeding further progress, and recommended actions for overcoming barriers and operationalizing IMCI implementation at scale.

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 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

Investment Case for Scaling Up Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and Community Health Services in Malawi

MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership collaborated with the Malawi Ministry of Health to develop a national “Investment Case for Scaling Up Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) and Community Health Services in Malawi.” The Investment Case provides the Government of Malawi and development partners, as well as other domestic stakeholders focused on strengthening community health, with clear financing requirements and impact projection. The Investment Case justifies continued and increased investments to ensure institutionalization of sustainable, accessible, and equitable iCCM and community health services at scale. It lays out the specific costs associated with scaling up iCCM services in Malawi as a component of the overall community health program—an expansion that would double the percentage of the population served by Health Service Assistants to nearly 80% in 2026, saving an estimated additional 16,000 children’s lives through 2031. 

Publication Date June 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Malawi: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities

In 2022, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership undertook several country-based qualitative assessments of the successes of, challenges to, and opportunities for effective implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). This Malawi report captures the results and analysis from 18 interviews with Ministry of Health staff at the national, district, and facility levels.  The report breaks down the findings and recommendations across six key program areas: coordination and management, training, supervision, motivation, referrals, and supplies and equipment.

Publication Date September 1, 2022 Webinars

Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement: Three Country Perspectives

On September 29, 2022, MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery held a webinar discussing how the project is putting the principles of Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) into practice by engaging directly with young people, as both participants and leaders, in the development of programs geared toward addressing their sexual and reproductive health needs. MAYE shares power with young people, recognizing them as experts regarding their own needs and priorities while also strengthening their leadership/workforce capacities. Watch the webinar recording to learn about how MOMENTUM is operationalizing MAYE in Mali, Malawi, and Benin.

Publication Date January 1, 2022 Research & Evidence

Quality of Care for Family Planning: A Comparison of Private and Public Facilities in Seven Countries Using Survey Data

Both public and private health facilities play important roles in the provision of voluntary family planning services. However, little is known about how and if quality of care may differ between these two types of facilities. MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery has conducted an analysis of Service Provision Assessment surveys to compare quality of care for family planning services in public and private health facilities across several countries. The report, "Quality of Care for Family Planning: A Comparison of Private and Public Facilities in 7 Countries Using Survey Data" shares findings that reveal significant nuanced differences between public and private sector health facilities in three key aspects of quality: structure, process, and overall outcome.  A research brief is also available and highlights the key findings from the report.