MOMENTUM Presents
MOMENTUM Presents
USAID MOMENTUM
With country and local evidence and insights, we can accelerate progress for moms and babies around the world. The MOMENTUM Presents podcast shares stories and insights on how to improve maternal, newborn, child health, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health.This season, we are focused on localization: Join us on a journey that envisions and actively propels us to a future where localization isn't just a concept, it's the driving force behind global change for the better for mothers, families, and communities. Hear firsthand from those leading the charge at the local level.MOMENTUM Presents is produced by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 
Episode 2, Innovating in a Pandemic: Gender and youth equity amid COVID-19
Patricia Bah of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation and Marian Pleasant Kargbo, Sierra Leone's Family Planning 2030 Youth Focal Person, discuss what it takes to reach adolescents and youth with critical health services despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 10, 2022
28 min
Episode 1, Innovating in a Pandemic: Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene services and infection prevention control in health facilities
Dr. Surendra Sharma, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership’s State Team Leader in India,  shares how he and his team worked with public and private health providers to safely deliver care across eight districts and three states in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to this episode for more details about innovative approaches to improving water, sanitation, and hygiene and infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
May 3, 2021
23 min