Network articles from March 22 2004

Network archives from March 22 2004

Letter from the editor.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2004... This issue of Network is the first of a series of publications dedicated to the topic of integrating family planning and HIV services. The collaborative effort--supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)--aims to address...

Contraceptive use criteria updated.
March 22, 2004... Based on the latest clinical and epidemiological data, updated summary tables of medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use are available at http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/...

Injections seldom cause HIV infection.
March 22, 2004... Evidence indicates that sexual transmission--not unsafe injections--is the main way HIV spreads in sub-Saharan Africa, an international team has concluded. In an article published in the February 2004 issue of The Lancet, the team reviewed...

Family planning and HIV service integration: potential synergies are recognized.
March 22, 2004... KEY POINTS * Integration can enable family planning and HIV service providers to reach more people with a broader range of services. * Many types of integration are being explored, but their impact on reproductive health is largely...

HIV services for family planning clients.
March 22, 2004... When the HIV epidemic emerged in the 1980s, family planning organizations responded with some of the first HIV prevention projects in the developing world. Yet, a review of the contribution of sexual and reproductive health services to HIV...

Integrating family planning into VCT services: the feasibility of integration is demonstrated in Africa and the Caribbean.
March 22, 2004... KEY POINTS * HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centers serve people who may not normally visit a family planning clinic. * Whether and how much to integrate family planning into VCT centers should be decided at the facility...

Uganda: integrating family planning into VCT.(Case Studies)(HIV voluntary counseling and testing)
March 22, 2004... If you visit the impoverished neighborhood of Kisenyi in Kampala, Uganda, near the largest public transportation hub in the country and the biggest outdoor market in the city, you may be able to catch a glimpse of the new headquarters of the...

Cambodia: clients find everything they need in one place.(Case Studies)
March 22, 2004... The year was 1996. HIV incidence was clearly rising in Cambodia, but in Phnom Penh only one group--the Pasteur Institute--provided voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV. Incidence of HIV was mainly rising among people at high risk of...

Zimbabwe: 'I Have the knowledge and skills to help'.(Case Studies)
March 22, 2004... In Zimbabwe, Hebron Gotora's workday officially ends at 4:30 p.m., but it is often later than 6:00 p.m. when he navigates his bicycle down the bumpy dirt road to his home in the community of Chihota. His dedication and pride as a...

Jamaica: system-wide integration of services.(Case Studies)
March 22, 2004... Most integrated delivery of family planning and HIV services is limited to pilot projects in one or a few health facilities. Little is known about how to integrate these services throughout a health care system. But a study in Jamaica...

Averting HIV-infected births: integrating family planning services can help achieve goal.
March 22, 2004... KEY POINTS * Family planning services can greatly reduce HIV-infected births. * Family planning providers will need considerable additional training, support, and motivation to serve HIV-infected women effectively. * Opportunities...

Involving men: impact of integrated services depends on male cooperation.
March 22, 2004... KEY POINTS * Men play a central role in reproductive health decisions. * Programs are increasing efforts to involve men. * Some of these programs address expectations about gender roles that compromise the health of women and men....