The COP/ROP16 review meeting took place in Bangkok from 30 April to 2 May 2016. The APH and EKHN representatives participated at the meeting representing Ukrainian stakeholders. The 3 days meeting goals were two-folds:

· Finalize any outstanding issues related to the submitted COP/ROP16 sp that it may be approved by the end of the meeting;

· Engage with key global and local stakeholders – community, multilateral, partner government – on shared innovative implementation solutions.

During the meeting, PEPFAR Ukraine team presented an overview of COP15 implementation using results and related systems with brief data review for prevention program and each 90. Following that, COP16 submission was presented confirming the “right places”, “right things”, “right now” and “right way”, includingstrategies for increasing yield and volume of new cases, budget allocation through program area.

PEPFAR Ukraine team presented also responses to issues identifies in headquarter desk review and proposed resolutions, including:

· approach to measuring milestones for above site level activities;

· proposed scenarios for commodity procurement to reach COP16 targets

· current status and future of the procurements

· short update on treatment optimization.

The meeting last day, Ukrainian team together with headquarter teams continued to work on final resolution of critical issues and actions required to obtain COP16 approval. The session was organized in a way that country (Ukraine) and regional (EKHN) programs together with US government, host country government, multilateral, community and civil society representatives can reflect and discuss how Ukraine will achieve epidemic control using shared implementation solutions. Based on structured discussion the COP16 for Ukraine was approved by the Ambassador Birx.