INTEGRATE celebrated its kick-off meeting in Brussels, September 18-20, 2017. The project's lauch was part of the joint closing conference of the EU projects EURO HIV EDAT and OptTEST. The partners had a chance to get to know each other, present the competencies their organisations bring into INTEGRATE and discuss how the project can bulid on the work of the EURO HIV EDAT, OptTEST and other relevant EU projects. 

Representatives from CHIP, GAT, WHO and ECDC as well as other key experts participated in a panel discussion on moving towards integration of HIV, viral Hepatitis, TB and STIs.

On the 20th of September, EU commissioner for Health and Food Mr. Vytenis Andriukaitis welcomed and addressed INTEGRATE's participants at the DG Sante premises in Brussels.