When communities are struck by conflict or natural disaster, older people are among the​ ​​​​most vulnerable people affected.

At the end of 2010, an estimated 34 million people [31.6 million–35.2 million] were living with HIV worldwide, up 17% from 2001. This reflects the continued large number of new HIV infections and a significant expansion of access to antiretroviral therapy, which has helped reduce AIDS-related deaths, especially in more recent years.

Why do we need to estimate HIV incidence? The estimation of HIV incidence, or the rate at which new HIV infection is acquired in a population, is required to evaluate the impact of HIV prevention measures, and to identify populations for recruitment into clinical trials of interventions to prevent infection or treat early infection. A number of different methodological approaches...

This edition of HATIP looks at the question of integration between HIV services and other types of service within the health system. Integration has become a buzz-word in the HIV field over the pastfew years, but what do we mean by integration, who does it benefit, and where should the integration take place?