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

Clare Dickinson for Interact Worldwide, November 2006

A growing body of knowledge emphasises that integrating sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is 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 discussion 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 paper was prepared for the Advocacy Summit on the Global Fund Round 7: Integration of Sexual and Reproductive Health into the HIV and Malaria Component Proposals, December 4-6 2006.

Read the paper on the Interact Worldwide website