Throughout the conference there has been the constant message that the provision of screening, treatment and care will only succeed when we listen to the needs of the communities and people affected. Many presentations have clearly demonstrated that many stigmatised and marginalised communities will engage with care, but involvement and visibility of their community is important. This is relevant within the Australian context and particularly in our first nations people, CALD and marginalised communities.
There was a strong evidence throughout the conference of the positive outcomes in screening, PEP and PrEP provision, HIV treatment and retention in care through Key Population-Led Health Service Models (KPLHS). How we move forward to provide services to hard to reach communities within Australia and look to how we can further support KPLHS development, this will be a challenge for us as clinicians as we have historically held the position of power in healthcare provision.
I wanted to finish with theses two pictures from the final days presentations. Chamrong Phaengnongyan proudly described the success of KPLHS for same day ART provision within a service run by and for sex workers in Thailand.
