Publication Date October 1, 2024 Webinars

Turning Data and Data Systems into Action: Reaching and Monitoring Zero-Dose Children in Nigeria

On September 24, 2024, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project, in collaboration with the Zero-Dose Learning Hub, hosted a webinar discussing how data and digital tools can be used to reach and monitor zero-dose and under-immunized children. This webinar provided valuable insights into how data-driven approaches and systems can enhance the effectiveness of immunization programs, ultimately helping reach the most vulnerable populations.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Webinars

Harnessing Innovation: How MAKLab is Accelerating Progress for Health Services

On September 25, 2024, MOMENTUM held a webinar on the project's innovation lab, a unique mechanism designed to identify and spread promising solutions to complex challenges that enhance and sustain access to quality, equitable health services across the globe. Led by MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator, the Measurement, Adaptive Learning, and Knowledge Management Lab (MAKLab) offers specialized on-demand, technical support to the MOMENTUM suite of awards. This webinar highlighted three product solutions that have emerged from MAKLab: 1) Documenting Adaptive Learning Toolkit, 2) Factors Associated with Uptake and Use of Immunization Toolkits and Guidance, and 3) Adapting Training Materials for Blended Learning brief.

Publication Date September 1, 2024 Webinars

Blended Learning for the Public and Private Healthcare Workforce

On September 25, 2025, MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery brought together experts working in Nigeria, Kenya, and Sierra Leone for an engaging conversation around the variety of blended learning models being used with both public and private healthcare providers in the areas of family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), maternal and newborn health (MNH) and HIV/AIDS. The expert panel shared lessons learned from the various blended learning models they’ve used in their programming and engaged with one another as well as webinar participants through a question and answer session.

Publication Date September 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Improving the Management of Childhood Illness by Adapting Training Materials and Digital Health Tools: MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience Experience in Northern Mali

This technical brief details the efforts and strategies employed by MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience in Northern Mali to improve the management of childhood illness through the adaptation of training materials and the utilization of digital health tools.

Publication Date September 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Enhancing Quality of Care and Client Experience Through Client Feedback

The client feedback mechanism is a novel approach used by MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery Nepal to help private providers enhance quality of care and client-centered services. The brief describes the client feedback mechanism and results of its use with private service delivery points in Karnali and Madhesh provinces of Nepal from 2021-2023.

Publication Date June 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Review: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

As MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity’s COVID-19 vaccination program in DRC comes to an end, this report looks back on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned that the project had in strengthening the health system, reaching underserved and priority populations, and strengthening the health workforce. Download this report to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination program in DRC, which was conducted from May 2021 to April 2024.

Publication Date June 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Seeking Input from Communities, Caregivers, and Frontline Health Workers on the Perceived Barriers and Potential Solutions to Reaching Zero-Dose and Under-Vaccinated Children in Kenya

This study sought to explore and establish key barriers and potential solutions to the uptake of routine vaccines among zero-dose, under-immunized children, and missed communities in Kenya’s Vihiga, Homa Bay, and Nairobi counties. It employed Photovoice as a community-based participatory research approach. Photovoice is a visual research methodology that puts cameras into the participants’ hands so they can document, reflect upon, and communicate issues of concern, while stimulating social change. The photographs formed the basis upon which the researchers conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to identify the solutions and interventions to community members’ health challenges.

Publication Date June 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Root Causes of COVID-19 Data Backlogs: A Mixed Methods Analysis in Four African Countries

This study identifies the root causes of COVID-19 vaccination data backlogs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania. Issues include technology limitations, infrastructure challenges, inefficient processes, and staff shortages. To resolve these, the study recommends a country-led, iterative approach, starting with a minimum viable product, and addressing workforce needs.

Publication Date May 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Interventions and Adaptations To Strengthen Data Quality and Use for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

This mixed-methods evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine-related data and digital interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, and Vietnam explores mid-course adaptations. It highlights that adaptations were driven by need and funding availability, leading to improved data availability and quality, although challenges remain in data use and eHealth building blocks.

Publication Date May 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Developing and Refining the COVID-19 to Routine Immunization Information System Transferability Assessment (CRIISTA) Tool: A Decision Support Tool to Leverage COVID-19 Immunization Information System Investments for Routine Immunization

This study presents a tool, the COVID-19 to Routine Immunization Information System Transferability Assessment, designed to assess the suitability of transferring COVID-19 immunization information systems to routine immunization. It aims to support decision-makers in leveraging investments to strengthen immunization programs and the health information ecosystem, aligning with the Immunization Agenda 2030's vision of vaccine equity.