Progress in Providing HIV Testing and Counseling in Health Facilities.

The authors reflect on the developments in providing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counseling in health facilities. They cite the impact of the "Guidance on Provider-Initiated Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities" on HIV diagnosis and treatment programs. They emphasize the need to recommend provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) to all individuals and groups affected by the HIV virus. They also mention the need to integrate PITC into medical care and a major challenge for universal access to HIV prevention by 2010.