Accelerating the global Sexually Transmitted Infections response: report on the first informal Think-Tank meeting
10 June 2021
| Meeting report
Overview
According to estimates by WHO in 2016, about 1 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day for the four commonest curable STIs – Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis. 90% of them occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). If not detected and treated in good time, these STIs cause severe complications, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Globally, adult STI incidence is not declining. There are large
gaps in domestic budgets and international funding for STI prevention
and care, leading to limited and underresourced STI prevention and
clinical care services, and surveillance. As the HIV
and STI syndemics become better understood, and the burden of STIs more
evident, more effort and opportunities must be harnessed to increase
attention and identify resources to strengthen STI prevention and
control.
WHO convened this informal consultation with partners to seek input on
strengthening the global STI response. The meeting discussed the
strengthening of political commitment, financing and delivery of STI
services at the country level. It laid the groundwork
for wider engagement of partners for global investment in STI control
and forms the basis for a larger global STI stakeholder meeting
projected for the end of 2020.
Number of pages
40
Reference numbers
ISBN: 9789240022591
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