Integrating Family Planning into HIV Programs: Evidence-Based Practices
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What is family planning and HIV integration? The integration of family planning (FP) and HIV services improves sexual and reproductive health outcomes by providing both services under one programmatic umbrella. This type of integration refers to the delivery of health services, and it is a subset of closely related but broader linkages between family planning and HIV policies, funding, programs, and advocacy.1
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