INTEGRATING STI/HIV PREVENTION INTO FAMILY PLANNING COUNSELLING
How do you deal with the stigma and secrecy surrounding STIs and HIV? Could you help people to talk about sexuality without embarrassment or fear? Could you spot the signs of an abusive relationship? A new guide "Programme Guidance on Counselling for STI/HIV Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Health Settings" to be jointly launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) - the world's largest voluntary organisation working in sexual and reproductive health - answers these and the many other challenges facing family planning counsellors and others dealing with STI and HIV in the field.
INTEGRATING STI/HIV PREVENTION INTO FAMILY PLANNING COUNSELLING
How do you deal with the stigma and secrecy surrounding STIs and HIV? Could you help people to talk about sexuality without embarrassment or fear? Could you spot the signs of an abusive relationship?
A new guide "Programme Guidance on Counselling for STI/HIV Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Health Settings" to be jointly launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) - the world's largest voluntary organisation working in sexual and reproductive health - answers these and the many other challenges facing family planning counsellors and others dealing with STI and HIV in the field.
The guide is a straightforward tool to help family planning providers and others integrate STI and HIV prevention counselling in their work. It is based on know-how gleaned from experienced counsellors around the world and is designed to be adapted to local needs and culture, whatever the available resources.
Launch date: Tuesday 9 July 2002, Time: 5 - 7pm, Venue: Gallery Hotel, C/rossello 249, Barcelona
For more information contact Fiona Salter
SOURCE: IPPF, 1 July 2002
email: [email protected]