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In One Place Trailer
In One Place, a new film by PAI shows why integrating family planning, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS is a priority for women and young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Watch the trailer now. MORE OF THIS STORY»
The Integration Partnership
Welcome to the Tipping Point, a project of The Integration Partnership, at Population Action International. A web site for advocates, the Tipping Point will provide regular insight into the work of The Integration Partnership (TIP). It will showcase our partners and the work they are doing to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS by integrating reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services with HIV/AIDS services. We will also be highlighting useful resources and best practices and welcome your input to make these as comprehensive as possible.
Featured Publications
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Under One Roof, a companion storybook to In One Place, reveals the challenges people in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia encounter in getting family planning, reproductive health and HIV services when they need it. Continue reading »
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Integration is joining together family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) and HIV/AIDS services or programs to improve health outcomes. To be effective in improving health outcomes, integration should occur at the policy, operational and service delivery levels. THE BENEFITS OF INTEGRATING HIV … Continue reading »
NEW TO THE TIPPING POINT
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The recently released Fiscal Year 2013 Country Operational Plan (COP) Guidance states in no uncertain terms that “PEPFAR funds may not be used to purchase family planning commodities” (page 52). As they have since the beginning of the program, PEPFAR … Continue reading »
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This analysis looks at how the “integration” principle and the “country ownership” principle are applied to FP/RH and HIV/AIDS services and civil society engagement in the Global Health Initiative country strategies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Continue reading »
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This past month, the Global Health Initiative released a new paper detailing GHI principles regarding integration in the health sector. The paper is intended to serve as a resource for U.S. government country teams to explore how to apply these … Continue reading »
MNCH Integration with AIDS, TB and Malaria
AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria heavily impact women and children. Over two million women and children die every year from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (ATM).ii Recent research indicates that the burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa has only been compounded by the heavy burden of HIV among women.
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Friends Africa Technical Assistance (TA) Hub was created to provide and improve proposal development for Country organizations (CSOs) in Africa. Continue reading »
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The Global Fund Board requested in December 2010 that “countries should be encouraged to strengthen the maternal newborn, and child health (MNCH) content of their Global Fund investments, maximizing existing flexibilities for integrated programming” and “look at opportunities to scale up an integrated health response”. However, the Global Fund can only support MNCH interventions that are synergistic with its current mandate. Continue reading »