Publication Date April 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Rapid Assessment of Data Systems for COVID-19 Vaccination in the WHO African Region

The MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project collaborated with WHO to develop an article discussing a study done by WHO AFRO between May and July 2022 to identify gaps in COVID-19 vaccine data management in countries in the African region. Published in the Epidemiology and Infection journal by Cambridge University Press this article summarizes the key findings of the assessment and discusses its implications for routine immunization.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening Routine Immunization and Polio Eradication in DRC

This one-pager brief summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity is supporting routine immunization capacity building, gender and equity, partnership strengthening, data quality and management, and polio eradication in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date April 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening COVID-19 Vaccination in DRC

This brief one-pager summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity supported COVID-19 vaccination planning and coordination, demand generation and community engagement, data quality and management, service delivery, and integration into routine immunization health services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date February 1, 2024 Webinars

Family Planning Measurement in Focus – Session 1: Family Planning Estimation Tool (FPET)

On February 27, 2024, MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator held a webinar providing an overview and demonstration of The Family Planning Estimation Tool (FPET), including how to conduct FPET runs, add new surveys, visualize results, and create ambitious but obtainable family planning goals. FPET allows users to produce annual estimates of contraceptive use, demand satisfied, and unmet need using all available survey data and service statistics. FPET is a country facing adaptation of the United Nation Population Division’s model used to calculate global estimates.

Publication Date January 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

Strengthening COVID-19 Vaccination in Haiti

This one-pager brief summarizes how MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity is supporting COVID-19 vaccination data management, demand generation, and integration into routine immunization health services in Haiti. 

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 November 1, 2023 Webinars

Targeted Assessments to Identify, Reach, and Monitor Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children

On November 15, 2023, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity held a learning exchange webinar to discuss targeted assessments for identifying zero-dose and under-immunized children. The exchange focused on the use of some of these methods, including LQAS (lot quality assurance sampling) and cluster surveys, drawing from experiential knowledge from colleagues in two countries using these techniques, as well as reflections from WHO on how these approaches can be used as part of “The Big Catchup.”

Publication Date September 1, 2023 Webinars

Charting a Path Towards Local Capacity Strengthening: Systems and Tools for Mapping and Planning

On September 6, 2023, Data for Impact (D4I) and MOMENTUM’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Innovation, and Learning (ME/IL) Working Group held a webinar panel and discussion about tools that catalyze local capacity strengthening, as outlined in USAID’s Local Capacity Strengthening Policy. Both MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator and D4I have developed and implemented tools to assess and monitor organizational-level capacity strengthening. MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator discussed the forthcoming Capacity Mapping and Monitoring System (CMMS). Nigerian-based Data Research and Mapping Consult, Ltd. (DRMC) highlighted their experience using D4I’s capacity planning tool, Research and Evaluation Capacity Assessment Tool and Resource Package (RECAP).

Publication Date August 1, 2023 Webinars

Using Data Triangulation for Identifying Zero-Dose and Under-Immunized Children

Data triangulation offers an alternative route to using data to identify and estimate non-immunized, under-immunized, and zero-dose children more accurately. On August 31, 2023, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity held a webinar on the use of this approach drawing from experiential knowledge, and included a panel discussion featuring colleagues from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Publication Date July 1, 2023 Webinars

Establishing Routine Health Care Quality Monitoring and Improvement

On July 13th, 2023, MOMENTUM's Monitoring, Evaluation, Innovation, and Learning Working Group held a webinar, "Establishing Routine Health Care Quality Monitoring and Improvement." Attendees heard from Dr. Shogo Kubota about an approach used in Lao PDR by the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the government of Lao PDR to monitor quality service delivery and use data for service improvements. Following Dr. Kubota's presentation, webinar attendees and the Working Group discussed the implications of this approach for measuring effective coverage.