Integrating prevention, care and management of STI/HIV/AIDS

Sample Collection Manual for STI/HIV Testing

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The necessity of a manual for sample collection, transport and storage was a long felt need in the STI and HIV field. This manual was prepared to fulfill that need and as an initial step of the journey towards accreditation of laboratories for STI and HIV. Streamlining the quality management systems in laboratory sector is very essential in reaching the goals of elimination of mother to child transmission of Syphilis and HIV and in ending AIDS by 2025. It is expected that this manual to be a corner stone in improving the quality of laboratory testing.

Preventing HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women and Girls Using Contraceptive Services in Contexts with High HIV Incidence

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This programmatic brief explores how to expand HIV and STI prevention and contraceptive method options in contraceptive services and, thus, to reduce HIV and STI incidence among adolescent girls and women. It focuses on settings with extremely high HIV prevalence and incidence. This brief complements existing guidance on HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), amplifies calls for action and outlines more comprehensive approaches to integration of SRHR and HIV services. It also emphasizes the importance of SRHR for women living with HIV.

2013 Integrated HIV Behavioral and Serologic Surveillance Males who have Sex with Males (MSM) and Male Injecting Drug Users (IDU)

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The objective of the IHBSS is to determine the: (a) prevalence of HIV and syphilis among the key affected populations and establish trend over time, (b) behavioral factors that are associated with STI and HIV transmission and their effect on the HIV epidemic in the country, (c) outcome of STI and HIV intervention programs and (d) to provide strategic information to guide STI and HIV policies, programs and services.
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