Overview
WHO’s Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
has consolidated all existing normative guidance on STIs into a single
publication. Structured around 10 chapters that follow the STI prevention
and care cascade, the handbook covers primary prevention, syndromic
management and asymptomatic case identification, diagnostics, treatment,
partner management, surveillance, service delivery, and integration
within primary health care, community-based clinics, or other platforms
(HIV, sexual health, antenatal clinics, etc).
Developed
according to WHO’s rigorous guideline development standards, the
handbook draws on the latest WHO recommendations across multiple
guideline modules published between 2016 and 2025. Primarily aimed at
national STI programme managers and policy-makers, it also serves health-care providers, laboratory professionals, and technical organizations involved in STIs prevention
and control. Seven annexes provide ready-to-use tools including
syndromic management flowcharts, diagnostic summaries, treatment
recommendations, partner services guidance, and STIs indicators for monitoring and evaluation.
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