Translating international HIV treatment guidelines into local priorities in Indonesia

International guidelines recommend countries to expand antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all HIV‐infected individuals and establish local‐level priorities in relation to other treatment, prevention and mitigation interventions through fair processes. However, no practical guidance is provided for such priority‐setting processes. Evidence‐informed deliberative processes (EDPs) fill this gap and combine stakeholder deliberation to incorporate relevant social values with rational decision‐making informed by evidence on these values. This study reports on the first‐time implementation and evaluation of an EDP in HIV control, organised to support the AIDS Commission in West Java province, Indonesia, in the development of its strategic plan for 2014–2018.

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