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FHI Launches Mobile Health Clinics in Rural South Africa
FHI is collaborating with South Africa's national Department of Health to establish and support a network of experts who are committed to strengthening the integration of family planning and HIV services in South Africa. These experts serve as important links among the health research community, policy-makers, and service delivery sites, and they work to ensure that scientific knowledge is applied to improve health programs and policies.
With Partners Worldwide, FHI Researchers Study Microbicides' Potential for Preventing HIV As the coordinating and operations center for the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), FHI provides technical expertise for a study to investigate the safety and effectiveness of the vaginal microbicides BufferGel and PRO2000/5 Gel (P) in preventing HIV infection in sexually active HIV-negative women at low risk of HIV infection, and sexually abstinent asymptomatic HIV-positive women.
FHI Works to Improve Continuation Rates of Contraceptive Users Although injectable contraceptives make up a large percentage of the contraceptive method mix in South Africa, many women discontinue use, either by choice or by returning late for re-injection. FHI is identifying ways to improve continuation rates among women who are satisfied users of injectables and to enhance counseling skills of providers who offer injectables.
FHI Addresses Family Planning Needs of Women and Couples with HIV With support from USAID, FHI is addressing the family planning needs of women and couples with HIV or at high risk of HIV infection. Together with partners in South Africa, we have developed Contraception for Women and Couples with HIV, a training module for providers who offer contraception to clients with HIV, including those on antiretroviral therapy.
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FHI's strong partnerships with U.S. and host-country governmental agencies, international NGOs, universities, and local and faith-based organizations play a vital role in our high-quality research and programs.
The FHI South Africa office is here to help. If you would like to contact the office directly, please visit the Contact Us section of the Web site. |
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JUNE 2008—FHI and the Project Support Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) partnered last month to launch mobile clinics that combine family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention services. The clinics provide rural South Africans who would otherwise have to walk for days to access care with HIV counseling, testing, referrals to treatment, and a variety of reproductive health services, including family planning. 
