Op-Ed by Patricia Ongpin, UNAIDS Country Director for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Malaysia, Dr Panina Phoumsavanh, Director of Center for HIV, AIDS and STI (CHAS), Phanthamith Seangpanya, Director of Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APL+)
Communities are the drivers of progress and innovation in the national HIV response. They connect people to public health services, build trust, innovate, monitor the implementation of policies and services, and hold service providers accountable. That’s why communities are at the center of World AIDS Day commemorations this year.