Topic » Integration: HIV/AIDS
Integrating sexual and reproductive health care with HIV programs increases people’s access to information and services that reduce sexually-transmitted infections (including HIV), unintended pregnancies, maternal and newborn deaths, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Because clients seeking HIV services and those seeking family planning services share many needs and concerns, integrating services enables providers to address them efficiently and comprehensively. Integration also assures that the reproductive health and rights of people living with HIV/AIDS are addressed and respected. Improving access to reproductive health services, including contraception, is one of the most important interventions for effective HIV prevention, treatment and care. PAI is working to accelerate country demand for integrated health programs, providing support to in-country civil society organizations to start integration programs, and advocating to the Global Fund and other institutions, including the U.S. government, to prioritize integration in combating the spread of HIV.
PAI has launched the Tipping Point, a website that showcases the work PAI, its partners and other advocates are doing to improve access to reproductive health and maternal, newborn and child health through integrated programs and services. Visit the site.
Newsletter
Measuring the Impact of Integration
On March 22, Population Action International convened a day-long meeting for PEPFAR implementing partners to discuss family planning/HIV integration indicators. The meeting brought together a program and monitoring and evaluation staff from EngenderHealth, PATH, FHI360, Pathfinder, the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation, … Continue reading
Policy Brief
Why Population Matters to Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS
Links between Population Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Fertility, migration and urbanization affect the spread of diseases including tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS. Increased population densities and unhealthy living conditions in urban slums can ease the transmission of infections. Migration may also … Continue reading
Post
Global Fund turns 10, but where’s the party?
Originally published on Global Post Last week, amidst all the furor over pink ribbons and the Komen Foundation, another, quieter story unfolded. Without much fanfare, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria turned 10. Over its first decade, … Continue reading
Article
PAI Remembers Women on World AIDS Day
PAI joined the global community on December 1st to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day and draw attention to the important role of family planning in preventing the spread of HIV. PAI launched a new website - Tipping Point – to showcase The Integration Partnership (TIP) and … Continue reading
Newsletter
PAI talks Integration at ICASA
PAI recently joined thousands of policymakers, advocates, health workers and activists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 16th annual International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). More than 22 million people are living with HIV in Africa; 60 … Continue reading
Newsletter
Fight AIDS with Family Planning
Originally posted on Care2 Working as a midwife in Mityana, Uganda, Miriam sees the same thing day after day. Women, many with several small children, come to the clinic asking for contraception so they can better plan and space births. And too … Continue reading
Newsletter
TIPSHEET November 2011
Welcome to the second edition of TIPSHEET, a quarterly newsletter of The Integration Partnership, a project of Population Action International. The TIPSHEET will provide regular insight into the work of The Integration Partnership (TIP), including showcasing some of our partners and … Continue reading
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PEPFAR COP Endorses Integration But Won’t Pay
Last week, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released its annualCountry Operational Plan (COP) Guidance. Although the fiscal year 2012 guidance clearly states that “voluntary family planning should be part of comprehensive quality care for persons living with HIV,” … Continue reading
Newsletter
TIPSHEET July 2011
Welcome to the first edition of TIPSHEET, a quarterly newsletter of The Integration Partnership, a project of Population Action International. The TIPSHEET will provide regular insight into the work of The Integration Partnership (TIP), including showcasing some of our partners and … Continue reading
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President’s Budget Calls for Increased Investments in International Family Planning
President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) takes another significant step toward addressing the contraceptive needs of millions of women and men in developing nations. The Obama administration is proposing $769.1 million … Continue reading