Gender-based Violence and HIV: Emerging Lessons from the PEPFAR Initiative in Tanzania

This report examines the situation in Tanzania, where the United States has supported the national government in making notable progress toward integrating HIV services with family planning and reproductive health, particularly through PMTCT programs. Integration in Tanzania has been driven by a number of factors, including political commitment from the national government, specified funding from the United States, and experience brought by some PEPFAR implementing partners in the area of family planning–HIV integration. Yet despite the improved policy environment, ongoing barriers remain in implementation, financing for integration, and integration of family planning as a core component of PEPFAR’s treatment programs. http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/CSIS_GenderBasedViolenceandHIV.pdf