Advancing STI priorities in the SDG era: priorities for action
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Matthew F Chersich1, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe2, Greg Martin3
1Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Esselen Street Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa. mchersich@wrhi.ac.za.
Abstract:
The Sustainable Development Goals present an opportunity to reimagine and then reconfigure the approach to controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The predilection of STIs for women and for vulnerable populations means that services that ameliorate STIs, by their nature, enhance equity, a key focus of the goals. Given the considerable breadth and depth of the goals, it is important to locate points of convergence between the SDGs and STIs, further craft synergies with HIV and select a few population groups and settings to prioritise. There are many opportunities for STI aficionados in this era to advance the field and global control of these infections.
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