Why is country ownership essential to the AIDS response?

UNAIDS - It is a key factor that countries know their HIV/AIDS epidemic, that they have a clear picture of their key population and of the patterns of HIV transmission. Only then a country-owned national AIDS response is possible.
Read more about UNAIDS proposed actions for the future of country ownership in the AIDS response in the new report: How AIDS changed everything — MDG 6: 15 years, 15 lesson of hope from the AIDS response