We must also rebuild trust by ensuring communities are not passive recipients of innovation, but active partners in shaping how new technologies are introduced, delivered and sustained.
By
Executive Director
LVCT Health
The future of HIV response depends on more than funding medicines and technologies. As governments take greater ownership of HIV programmes, they must also sustain a community centred approaches that have underpinned progress over the last four decades.
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