Guidance for national strategic planning: health sector response to HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

Overview

Sound strategic planning provides the foundation for delivering high-quality services for population health and well-being. It reflects people’s diverse needs, enables efficient use of health system resources and improves predictability, sustainability and transparency.

This guidance provides countries with the key elements of strategic planning for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in this dynamic health sector context. Presented in a single document, the guidance promotes greater integration across these related programme areas and calls on all countries to rethink their disease-specific planning and delivery with a primary health care approach.

The guidance also encourages alignment with other health sector planning processes and emphasizes the importance of well-prioritized, costed and measurable strategic plans.