HIV and STI Guidelines Dissemination Workshop for Asia and the Pacific

The World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters and Regional Offices for Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific organized a four-day “HIV and STI guidelines dissemination workshop in Asia and the Pacific” in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 11 August 2016. The main objective of the workshop was to provide Member States and partners a better understanding of the technical elements of WHO HTS 2015 and ART 2016 guidelines and support national adaptation and implementation of recommendations in the guidelines.

Consolidated guidelines for antiretroviral drugs, key populations, strategic information, HIV Testing services and STI are intended to simplify guidance and harmonize all guidelines based on a public health approach to reach the 90-90-90 global targets by 2020 and the Sustainable Development Goal of ending AIDS and STI epidemics by 2030.