New Report: Integrating SRH & HIV/AIDS-Malaria Programs via Global Fund

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Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

For millions of women in developing countries, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are the primary point of contact with the health care system, and integrating SRH and HIV/AIDS programs will be critical to increasing the number of women who have access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS services.

A new report from a coalition of HIV/AIDS and women's health advocates explores how the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria could accelerate the effective integration of SRH and HIV/AIDS programs. Titled Integration Between Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV and AIDS and Malaria: Opportunities and Strategic Options for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the report was released jointly by the Global AIDS Alliance, Interact Worldwide, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and Population Action International.

Click here to download a PDF of the full report.

Following are excerpts from the report's executive summary:

There is a growing body of knowledge which emphasises integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) as critical to the effectiveness of responses to HIV and AIDS, and the success of HIV and AIDS programmes. Further, accelerated headway in malaria prevention and/or treatment can be achieved through integration with SRH efforts.

This paper briefly explores the evidence base for integration, identifies the enabling environment at global and national levels and discusses the opportunities and challenges for supporting integration by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund). The paper concludes with strategic options for the Global Fund.

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