This is the meeting report and slides from a half day discussion on optimizing the first six months on antiretroviral therapy that the International AIDS Society (IAS) together with Boston University School of Public Health convened in Boston, USA, on 8 March 2020.

Meeting report_First six months on ART_8 March 2020

Meeting report – Optimizing a client’s first six months on ART: Differentiated service delivery models to promote early retention in care (Boston University & International AIDS Society) (8 March 2020)

Optimizing a client’s first six months on ART_Sydney Rosen

Session 1: Framing and objectives – Syndey Rosen

Session 2 Review of data on early retention in HIV care in Africa country guidelines and interventions

Session 2: Review – Anna Grimsrud