Though definitions vary, generally an interaction is considered facilitation when the facilitated partner benefits, even if the facilitator providing the help gains no benefit or, in some definitions, is actually harmed (Bronstein 2009).
Today, as part of this effort, I am calling on Congress to support a new Counter-Terrorism Partnerships Fund of up to $5bn, which will allow us to train, build capacity, and facilitate partner countries on the front lines.
Home-based testing can further facilitate partner disclosure, as couples can test together and be counselled jointly.
Unfortunately, many if not most persons diagnosed with HIV are not interviewed to facilitate partner notification[ 73, 74].
We reviewed all the questionnaires submitted and informed the country facilitating partner when more information was needed.
Stronger Families and Communities used the 'Facilitating Partner Model' with an NGO in the lead role, as a vehicle for distributing government funding.
Providers are encouraged to deliver brief prevention messages during primary care visits, screen for HIV risk behaviors and sexually transmitted disease, provide HIV behavioral risk-reduction messages, and facilitate partner notification and counseling (10 ).
GPs felt they would be better able to facilitate partner notification if they received clarification about best practice, and about the roles and responsibilities of patients, GPs and the public health authorities.
Clinicians have been called on to screen for high-risk behaviors, to communicate and serially reinforce prevention messages, to refer patients for services such as substance abuse treatment, and to facilitate partner counseling and referral services [ 14].
The system would also facilitate partner notification, the process by which exposed sex partners of people with STIs are identified, tested and treated [ 21] by enabling partners to access the same system remotely from traditional health settings via their mobile phone [ 22].
