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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Men and HIV: 
evidence-based 
approaches and 
interventions

Men experience increased risk of morbidity and mortality across all ten major contributors to poor health and continue to lag behind women regarding HIV...

Immunization program data: regional and country profiles 2022

This publication includes regional and national trends on vaccine-preventable disease cases and immunization coverage in the Western Pacific Region as...

Laboratory and point-of-care diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV

This updated manual provides a basic understanding of the principles of laboratory and point-of-care (POC) testing in the context of screening and...

Assessing and enhancing sustainable voluntary medical male circumcision services for HIV prevention in East and Southern Africa: a landscape report of voluntary medical male circumcision priority countries

Male circumcision reduces men’s risk of acquiring HIV through sex with women by approximately 60%. In East and Southern Africa, voluntary medical...

Policy brief on integrating related infections into HIV surveillance systems

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), viral hepatitis and cervical cancer are important concerns for any country implementing HIV programmes because...

Policy brief on harnessing the strength of routine data for HIV surveillance

Programmatic data routinely collected at service delivery sites can play an important role in the measuring and monitoring of HIV incidence and prevalence,...

Enhancing the monitoring of HIV testing and treatment

Person-centred monitoring generates individual level data to monitor the health status of people living with HIV over time and ensure the quality and continuity...

Guide to conducting programme reviews for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

Sound periodic programme reviews provide opportunities for countries to objectively assess progress and take corrective action to sustain or get back on...