Latest issue of Network online
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Greetings and apologies for any cross-postings!
Network Vol. 23, No. 3 is now online. This issue of Family
Health International's (FHI) scientific bulletin focuses on the
issue of integrating family planning and HIV services.
Read the full text of Network 23(3) on FHI's Web site or
download a copy (PDF) at:
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_3/index.htm
Here is a brief summary of the issue:
Network: Integrating Services Vol. 23, No. 3, 2004
In most settings throughout the world, family planning services
and HIV services traditionally have operated separately with
little or no integration. Family planning services primarily
target married women of reproductive age. HIV services primarily
target individuals at high risk of HIV infection. Integrating
family planning and HIV services potentially can maximize the
use of existing services and minimize the number of people who
do not obtain the health care they need. But much remains un-
known about how best to integrate services and what impact such
integration will have on reproductive health outcomes, such as
preventing HIV infection and unintended pregnancy.
This issue of Network, an overview of current thinking about in-
tegration, is the first of a series of publications, supported
by the U.S. Agency for International Development, intended to
encourage health professionals to ask questions or share their
experiences in regard to service integration.
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