Greetings and apologies for any cross-postings! Network Vol. 23, No. 3 is now online. This issue of Family Health International's (FHI) scientific bulletin focuses on the issue of integrating family planning and HIV services. Read the full text of Network 23(3) on FHI's Web site or download a copy (PDF) at http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_3/index.htm < http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/Network/v23_3/index.htm> . Here is a brief summary of the issue: Network: Integrating Services Vol. 23, No. 3, 2004 In most settings throughout the world, family planning services and HIV services traditionally have operated separately with little or no integration. Family planning services primarily target married women of reproductive age. HIV services primarily target individuals at high risk of HIV infection. Integrating family planning and HIV services potentially can maximize the use of existing services and minimize the number of people who do not obtain the health care they need. But much remains unknown about how best to integrate services and what impact such integration will have on reproductive health outcomes, such as preventing HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. This issue of Network, an overview of current thinking about integration, is the first of a series of publications, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, intended to encourage health professionals to ask questions or share their experiences in regard to service integration. ------------------------------------------------ More than 3,000 full-text materials in English, Spanish and French are available on our Web site: http://www.fhi.org <http://www.fhi.org/> . FHI seeks to improve lives worldwide through research, education and services in family health. David Hock Senior Information Projects Coordinator Family Health International e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To unsubscribe from CANCHID send: unsubscribe CANCHID to: [log in to unmask] - for help see http://listserv.yorku.ca