Recap of Day 1: Expert Consultation on Costing HIV Responses in Asia-Pacific

Objectives:

• To assess the costing tools commonly used in countries in Asia-Pacific based on a set of technical and user criteria developed at the meeting.
• To develop harmonized guidance for countries on appropriate tools for costing the HIV response depending on intended purpose.
• To consider next steps for country level coordination for dissemination of costing guidance and piloting costing tools, and for identifying technical needs and ensuing technical support and capacity building.
• To identify organizations that will take forward any further technical development of costing models, and the ensuing technical support and capacity building.