Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes
The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of the diseases as public health threats.
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22 February 2023
HIV self-testing at workplaces: approaches to implementation and sustainable financing
Countries are making progress toward the global goal of 95% of people living with HIV knowing their status by 2025. However, considerable gaps remain in...
19 December 2022
Using recency assays for HIV surveillance: 2022 technical guidance
Recency assays use one or more biomarkers to identify whether HIV infection in a person is recent (usually within a year or less) or longstanding. Recency...
22 November 2022
Sentinel surveys of acquired HIV resistance to dolutegravir among people receiving dolutegravir-containing...
WHO’s sentinel surveys of acquired HIV resistance to dolutegravir among people receiving dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy is ...
17 October 2022
Updated recommendations on treatment of adolescents and children with chronic HCV infection, and HCV...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem and cause of chronic liver disease that leads to approximately 399 000 deaths annually....
7 October 2022
WHO position paper on hepatitis A vaccines – October 2022
This guidance document replaces the 2012 WHO position paper on hepatitis A vaccines.Since the publication of the first WHO hepatitis A vaccine position...
14 September 2022
Governance for the validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis...
Achieving validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a tremendous accomplishment,...
1 September 2022
Implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection - Integrating STI services
WHO's pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV infection implementation tool contains modules for a range of stakeholders to support them in the consideration,...
1 September 2022
Criteria for validation of elimination of viral hepatitis B and C: report of 7 country pilots
A series of country pilots (Brazil, Egypt, Georgia, Mongolia, Rwanda, Thailand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) of the elimination...