“…When the anchor drugs are susceptible, HIVDR surveillance for individual patient monitoring may reduce the number of unnecessary therapy switches. It should be highlighted that the implementation of HIVDR surveillance at the patient level in LMICs like Zimbabwe only adds value when viral load testing is available on a large scale, resources, and laboratory capacity are available, and the country has access to clinical experts and virologists who can interpret the resistance results ( 20 ). When routine HIVDR is not possible because of several factors, including technological and financial limitations, as is the case in Zimbabwe, it is especially recommended that regular HIVDR surveys be conducted.…”