Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021).
<h4>Background</h4>In 2016, WHO launched the Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs, 2016-2021 (GHSS) to provide guidance and benchmarks for country achievement by 2020 and four global targets for achievement by 2030.<h4>Methods</h4>A country survey jointly developed by experi...
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| author | Melanie M Taylor Teodora Wi Antonio Gerbase Soe Soe Thwin Sami Gottlieb Maria Theresa Babovic Daniel Low-Beer Monica Alonso Maeve B Mello Naoko Ishikawa Anne Brink Joumana Hermez Ahmed Sabry Saliyou Sanni Leopold Ouedraogo Bharat Rewari Mukta Sharma Nicole Seguy Elena Vovc Ian Askew Meg Doherty Nathalie Broutet |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>In 2016, WHO launched the Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs, 2016-2021 (GHSS) to provide guidance and benchmarks for country achievement by 2020 and four global targets for achievement by 2030.<h4>Methods</h4>A country survey jointly developed by experienced technical personnel at WHO Headquarters (HQ) and WHO regional offices was reviewed and distributed by WHO regional advisors to 194 WHO Member States in September-March 2020. The survey sought to assess implementation and prioritization of STI policy, surveillance, service delivery, commodity availability, and surveillance based on targets of the GHSS.<h4>Results</h4>A majority (58%, 112/194) of countries returned a completed survey reflecting current (2019) STI activities. The regions with the highest survey completion rates were South-East Asia Region (91%, 10/11), Region of the Americas (71%, 25/35) and Western Pacific Region (67%, 18/27). Having a national STI strategy was reported by 64% (72/112) and performing STI surveillance activities by 88% (97/110) of reporting countries. Availability of STI services within primary health clinics was reported by 88% of countries (99/112); within HIV clinics by 92% (103/112), and within reproductive health services by 85% (95/112). Existence of a national strategy to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT) was reported by 70% of countries (78/112). Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitoring for gonococcal infection (gonorrhoea) was reported by 64% (57/89) of reporting countries with this laboratory capacity. Inclusion of HPV vaccine for young women in the national immunization schedule was reported by 59% (65/110) and availability of cervical cancer screening was reported by 91% (95/104). Stockouts of STI medicines, primarily benzathine penicillin, within the prior four years were reported by 34% (37/110) of countries.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mechanisms to support improvements to STI service delivery through national-level policy, commitment, programming and surveillance are needed to operationalize, accelerate and monitor progress towards achievement of the 2030 global STI strategy targets. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4220f0f0aec0494ca7f5ce3eeb1b06472025-08-20T02:33:19ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175e026355010.1371/journal.pone.0263550Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021).Melanie M TaylorTeodora WiAntonio GerbaseSoe Soe ThwinSami GottliebMaria Theresa BabovicDaniel Low-BeerMonica AlonsoMaeve B MelloNaoko IshikawaAnne BrinkJoumana HermezAhmed SabrySaliyou SanniLeopold OuedraogoBharat RewariMukta SharmaNicole SeguyElena VovcIan AskewMeg DohertyNathalie Broutet<h4>Background</h4>In 2016, WHO launched the Global Health Sector Strategy on STIs, 2016-2021 (GHSS) to provide guidance and benchmarks for country achievement by 2020 and four global targets for achievement by 2030.<h4>Methods</h4>A country survey jointly developed by experienced technical personnel at WHO Headquarters (HQ) and WHO regional offices was reviewed and distributed by WHO regional advisors to 194 WHO Member States in September-March 2020. The survey sought to assess implementation and prioritization of STI policy, surveillance, service delivery, commodity availability, and surveillance based on targets of the GHSS.<h4>Results</h4>A majority (58%, 112/194) of countries returned a completed survey reflecting current (2019) STI activities. The regions with the highest survey completion rates were South-East Asia Region (91%, 10/11), Region of the Americas (71%, 25/35) and Western Pacific Region (67%, 18/27). Having a national STI strategy was reported by 64% (72/112) and performing STI surveillance activities by 88% (97/110) of reporting countries. Availability of STI services within primary health clinics was reported by 88% of countries (99/112); within HIV clinics by 92% (103/112), and within reproductive health services by 85% (95/112). Existence of a national strategy to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT) was reported by 70% of countries (78/112). Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitoring for gonococcal infection (gonorrhoea) was reported by 64% (57/89) of reporting countries with this laboratory capacity. Inclusion of HPV vaccine for young women in the national immunization schedule was reported by 59% (65/110) and availability of cervical cancer screening was reported by 91% (95/104). Stockouts of STI medicines, primarily benzathine penicillin, within the prior four years were reported by 34% (37/110) of countries.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mechanisms to support improvements to STI service delivery through national-level policy, commitment, programming and surveillance are needed to operationalize, accelerate and monitor progress towards achievement of the 2030 global STI strategy targets.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263550&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Melanie M Taylor Teodora Wi Antonio Gerbase Soe Soe Thwin Sami Gottlieb Maria Theresa Babovic Daniel Low-Beer Monica Alonso Maeve B Mello Naoko Ishikawa Anne Brink Joumana Hermez Ahmed Sabry Saliyou Sanni Leopold Ouedraogo Bharat Rewari Mukta Sharma Nicole Seguy Elena Vovc Ian Askew Meg Doherty Nathalie Broutet Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). PLoS ONE |
| title | Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). |
| title_full | Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). |
| title_short | Assessment of country implementation of the WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections (2016-2021). |
| title_sort | assessment of country implementation of the who global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections 2016 2021 |
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