Over the past five years, there has been historic success in global HIV treatment optimization. At the center of these efforts have been the voice of communities of people living with HIV, whose engagement and leadership has defined both global and national programmatic responses. In 2016, CHAI, AfroCAB, and Unitaid established the Optimal Community Advisory Board (CAB) to elevate the community perspective in policy planning and foster demand generation for optimal products. Through this work, community leaders have helped shape HIV policies and implementation around the world and contribute to the remarkable scale-up of DTG-based regimens. This interactive session will bring together community leaders, international and national policy makers, and implementing partners to reflect on the successes of the CAB model, discuss how communities can help bridge the remaining gaps in treatment optimization and advanced HIV disease, and catalyze the new horizon of HIV programs in LMICs. Panelists will also discuss how to effectively support the capacitation of communities to play a sustained and central role in HIV programs moving forward. The lessons shared in this forum can be utilized by communities, decision-making bodies, governments, funders, and implementing partners to empower communities over this next decade of the global HIV response.

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