USAID MOMENTUM

01/27/2025

In eastern , health care isn’t just about treatment—it’s about connection.
In this photo essay from USAID - US Agency for International Development, meet Angeliana and Siprianus, who received high-quality primary health care throughout their first pregnancy, the birth of their baby boy, and his first months of life.

See how MOMENTUM supports accessible, high-quality primary health care to improve health outcomes and strengthen the bonds that hold communities together.👉 https://usaidmomentum.org/a-perfect-match-a-journey-of-love-and-primary-health-care-in-eastern-indonesia/

Siprianus first laid eyes on Angeliana when she popped up under “people you might know” on Facebook. He was studying accounting in university on a nearby Indonesian island. She was studying biology in eastern Indonesia.

01/20/2025

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( ), local women leaders are helping plant more than just seeds—they're cultivating pathways to better health and stronger communities.

Discover how these resilient women, supported by MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience, are spearheading initiatives to improve nutrition and food security. By promoting diverse, sustainable diets, they’re fostering resilience in their families and communities while driving meaningful change.

👩‍🌾 Read more about their journey here: Seeds of Change: https://usaidmomentum.org/seeds-of-change-how-local-women-leaders-pave-the-way-to-nutritious-diets-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/

01/14/2025

MOMENTUM Routine Immunization in , is bringing vaccination services to hard-to-reach communities to identify, register, and vaccinate children with routine immunizations. These initiatives help prevent vaccine-preventable diseases, improve child survival rates, reduce the number of children, and foster trust between healthcare providers and communities.

01/13/2025

We're working with Brigitte, Oumamatou, Sabiou, and John Alu to reduce in their communities. Learn how these young people are making a difference in our newest in-depth piece: https://usaidmomentum.org/youth-lead-efforts-to-reduce-gender-based-violence-in-their-communities/

01/08/2025

MOMENTUM Country & Global Leadership's efforts to integrate postpartum into routine health services in 's KP province have achieved some exciting results! 👇🏾 👇🏾 📊

Dive in: https://t.co/e3EaXmqxl1

01/07/2025

Patali's daughter was born at 33 weeks, weighing just 2.6 pounds. Thanks to a MOMENTUM-trained pediatrician at her hospital, Patali was able to stay near her daughter to breastfeed and provide skin-to-skin care.

Learn how Dhading Hospital implemented new infant- and family-centered care practices, helping Patali and her daughter thrive: https://usaidmomentum.org/putting-infants-and-families-first-in-nepal-district-hospital/

01/06/2025

Ankit and Varsha Varke, pictured here, are one of only 0.3% of couples in India who opt for male sterilization, including . Permanent methods of are common in India, where one in five couples opt for female sterilization.

MOMENTUM Safe Surgery is supporting the government of to improve the availability of no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) across the state. Learn how we worked with Ankit and Varsha to choose the family planning method that was right for them: https://usaidmomentum.org/improving-vasectomy-care-expands-contraceptive-choice-encourages-male-engagement-in-india/

01/03/2025

On our blog, learn how MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience helped turn Moses, a father of seven in Yambio county, , from a skeptic into a believer 👏🏿

https://usaidmomentum.org/information-sharing-improves-lives-in-south-sudan/

01/03/2025

Discover why 61-year-old Josephine now has a reason to smile after receiving surgery from MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership-trained health staff at Abuja Teaching Hospital: https://usaidmomentum.org/from-despair-to-a-smile-for-a-nigerian-woman-a-transformation-long-desired/

01/01/2025

No one left behind! Watch MOMENTUM’s Identifying Zero-dose Children webinar series to learn key challenges and insights to improving immunization equity in low-and middle- income countries. Check them out here: https://lnkd.in/e5pVkjQ8

12/31/2024

In India, community health volunteers (known as ) like Kiran, are critical to connecting women and their families in many parts of the country with health services and providing health information, including about available family planning methods. Thanks to a partnership between MOMENTUM and Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited, Kiran was also able to find the method that worked best for her. usaid.link/ork

12/30/2024

In June 2023, local authorities in , , had almost 2,000 COVID-19 vaccines that were about to expire.⌛💉

To ensure these vaccines didn't go to waste, the Gao Regional Health Directorate and MOMENTUM Routine Immunization teamed up to vaccinate 70% of the eligible population in Gao against COVID-19. Learn how they fought myths and misconceptions to use all 2k doses (and then some)!
https://usaidmomentum.org/a-race-to-use-vaccines-boosts-a-communitys-immunization-goals-in-mali/