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In One Place: Delivering Reproductive Health and HIV Services Together- Film and Advocacy Guide

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The "In One Place" film and advocacy guide is designed to demonstrate why integrating family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) and HIV/AIDS is a priority for women and young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on stories and voices from Zambia, the film documents how stand-alone, separate health services can result in a range of missed opportunities, poor health outcomes, and lost productivity. According to the guide, "integration means offering FP/RH and HIV services together at the same time and in the same facility. It is a client-centered, rights-based approach that improves lives for women and youth living with and at risk of HIV."

The accompanying advocacy guide outlines the arguments for integration, including that HIV is a sexual and reproductive health issue, women living with HIV have FP/RH needs, and the fact that integration is cost effective. The guide offers a number of recommended advocacy actions for donors, government, and civil society related to funding allocations, policies, services, and government accountability.

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