Monday, August 17, 2026

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Orchid

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Details

Presentations from Symposia 1: 10:30AM-12PM will be repeated. By the end of the session, participants are expected to: - Gain improved understanding of current HIV prevention priorities and implementation experiences in the Pacific region. - Learn from practical country examples and community-led prevention innovations. - Identify key barriers and enabling factors for prevention scale-up. - Strengthen collaboration and networking among prevention stakeholders across the region. - Generate actionable recommendations for improving HIV prevention policies and programming. - Access practical prevention resources, IEC materials, and online tools shared during the symposium. The Prevention Symposia Session aims to: 1. Showcase innovative and evidence-based HIV prevention approaches and implementation experiences from the Pacific region. 2. Promote practical learning on person-centred and combination prevention strategies, including PrEP, community-led prevention, HIV testing expansion, harm reduction approaches, and integration within SRH services. 3. Facilitate dialogue on challenges and opportunities related to prevention programming in rural areas, island, and key population settings. 4. Encourage regional collaboration and knowledge exchange among governments, communities, civil society, and development partners. 5. Highlight the critical role of key populations and community-led organizations in designing, delivering, monitoring, and scaling up HIV prevention services across the Pacific. 6. Identify practical recommendations and take-home solutions to strengthen HIV prevention responses across the Pacific.