title: UN agencies issue new  guidelines for HIV testing.
abstract: In May 2007, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued Guidance on Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities (the Guidelines). The Guidelines position health care provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) as a tool to increase the uptake of HIV testing and recommend an "opt-out" approach to PITC, where individuals must specifically decline the HIV test if they do not want it performed.
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swamy
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D018580:Mandatory Testing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014480:United Nations