During this meeting, themed, "Country Stewardship for impact", strategic discussions were held on strengthening stewardship, scaling up implementation as well as sustaining gains made so far in advancing HIV prevention efforts drawing from 2024 epidemic and programmatic trends. 

The objectives of the meeting were as follows:

1. Share experiences and impact of strengthened country stewardship on HIV prevention programmes and outcomes
2. Motivate partners and countries to invest in, and strengthen HIV prevention stewardship for enhanced coordination, scale-up and sustained results 
3. Receive key updates on the 2024 epidemic and programmatic trends for prevention in countries