Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy for sexually transmitted infections (2016 –2021): results of a national survey

Overview

The WHO Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), 2016–2021 (resolution WHA69.22 [2016]) includes country milestones for achievement by 2020 and global targets for achievement by 2030. In addition, countries were called to identify national STI targets for 2020 and beyond.

From October 2019 through April 2020, a country survey was distributed to WHO Member States through WHO regional offices to measure progress towards the achievement of the following 2020 STI-specific milestones within the global STI strategy.

The document provides results of the survey in the following areas:

• STI strategy: knowledge of the WHO strategy, use of it to develop national guidelines and disseminate national strategies;
• STI treatment guidelines: knowledge and use of the WHO STI treatment guidelines and other guidelines to develop and disseminate national guidelines;
• national STI priorities;
• location of STI care activities;
• surveillance systems;
• elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis;
• screening, diagnosis and treatment of STIs;
• surveillance for AMR in gonorrhoea;
• HPV vaccination, screening, diagnosis, treatment and cervical cancer registries; and
• technical assistance.