During IAS 2024, WHO plans to convene a session on integration and sustainability for HIV response where the evidence, priorities, operational approaches to integrated service delivery and unresolved issues are discussed from the perspective of implementors, donors, communities, and researchers.The aim is to contribute to an evidence-based discussion on integration and sustainability approaches, that will build on protecting the response so far, while highlighting key areas where shifts are supported and feasible. The session will also leverage and reflect on good practice in countries, aiming to understand the mechanisms by which change was brought about, including on the changes in financial and governance aspects. At the same time, the session will also invite reflection on what are some potential risks and challenges that require further understanding and collaboration to resolve.

The specific objectives are:

1. To develop a shared understanding on what is meant by integration and what role it plays in ensuring sustainability from the perspective of donors, governments, and communities.
2. To present the achievement of Member States in advancing integration on HIV and other communicable disease and outline existing challenges in implementing integrated people centered services to end diseases and achieve UHC.
3. Share viewpoints from partners and civil society on integration in the context of a primary health care approach and identify opportunities for collaborating more with WHO and partners.
4. To understand what evidence and communities of implementation research teach us in support of integration.