Publication Date September 1, 2022 Research & Evidence

Understanding Resilience, Self-reliance, and Increasing Country Voice/Decolonizing Global Health: A Clash of Perspectives in Global Health

MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership examines the concepts of ‘self-reliance,’ ‘resilience,’ and ‘increasing country voice,’ exploring the differences in how each concept is understood and measured. In the reports and journal articles linked below, authors consider the factors that explain differences in how the concepts are used, as well as implications for practice in global health, particularly for the USAID MOMENTUM suite of awards and new USAID programs.

Publication Date February 1, 2024 Webinars

A Practical Introduction to Classic LQAS: An Interactive Discussion about the Whys, Whens, and Hows of Applying Lot Quality Assurance Sampling

On February 22, 2024, MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator held a webinar on lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS), a classification method for evaluating a program to determine whether a coverage threshold has been reached. LQAS is a relatively rapid and inexpensive approach to data collection in lieu of traditional surveys used internationally and recently integrated with cluster sampling for applications in large countries. In this webinar, Joseph Valdez, a Professor of Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, discusses the origins of LQAS in the 1920s; how to apply LQAS for monitoring and evaluating programs; how to select an LQAS sample size, collect the data and interpret it; and common pitfalls and things to avoid.

Publication Date April 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Expanding Contraceptive Method Choice With a Hormonal Intrauterine Device: Results From Mixed Methods Studies in Kenya and Zambia

Few women in low- and middle-income countries have access to the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD). Past research from a small number of facilities and the private sector suggests the hormonal IUD could be an important addition to the contraceptive method mix because it is the only long-acting method some women will adopt and users report high satisfaction and continuation. This article, published in Global Health: Science and Practice, and developed by staff from MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, aims to determine whether these promising results were applicable in public facilities in Kenya and Zambia.

Publication Date September 1, 2021 Research & Evidence

Measuring and Assessing Capacity: A Landscape Review

This landscape review aims to support MOMENTUM partners' efforts to introduce, deliver, scale up, and sustain high-quality maternal, newborn, and child health services through sound capacity measurement. The review defines the different levels and types of capacity relevant to MOMENTUM that can be measured; clarifies the distinction between capacity and performance; identifies key capacity measurement tool types and assessing their general suitability for capturing different capacities relevant to MOMENTUM; and proposes promising approaches for capacity measurement, capacity indicators, and capacity measurement tool selection that reflect the operational realities of MOMENTUM partners.

Publication Date December 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

COVID-19 to Routine Immunization Information System Transferability Assessment (CRIISTA)

The COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine introduction led many countries to invest in new immunization information systems (IISs) to collect, manage, and use COVID-19 vaccination data. Many countries have recognized these investments as a potential opportunity for strengthening routine IISs. The COVID-19 to Routine Immunization Information System Transferability Assessment (CRIISTA) aims to facilitate a thorough process for collecting and reviewing relevant information to support decision-making around whether it is appropriate to scale a COVID-19 IIS, or parts of it, for use in routine immunization.

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 October 1, 2023 Program & Technical Resources

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Tools for Youth Social Accountability

This suite of tools can be used by young people and their allies to facilitate youth-led social accountability coupled with methods to promote collaboration, learning, and adaptation. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership adapted these tools with Youth for Sustainable Development (YSD) and Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO) as part of our work on youth-led social accountability in Kenya and Ghana. These versions of the tools can be adapted and used by other young people in their own youth-led social accountability work.