This brief summarizes the results of a mixed methods study in Kenya that measured the extent to which integrated services are delivered to targeted beneficiaries in public-sector health facilities as intended and identified the health systems-level factors that facilitate and impede effective delivery of integrated reproductive health and HIV services.

In 2012 the Population Council organized a consultation on an operations research agenda as part of a larger initiative, funded by the US Agency for International Development, to prepare for microbicide introduction. The consultation report outlines the ideas the 40 participants generated for priority research topics and approaches.

This report describes the process and outcomes of a systematic inquiry among key opinion leaders in Zimbabwe about program and policy considerations to address in preparation for the potential introduction of tenofovir gel. Most respondents were supportive of introducing tenofovir gel should it prove effective, with several caveats, and safety and efficacy were the chief concerns of all respondents.

A program brief summarizes the findings of a landscape analysis conducted in India as part of a process developed by the Population Council to help policymakers and program managers identify the most strategic opportunities for introducing tenofovir gel. Based on a desk review and interviews with key decision makers, the brief reviews the epidemiologic context of the HIV epidemic, highlights policies and programs related to HIV, and provides other information relevant to potential introduction of tenofovir vaginal gel in India.