&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff99cc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;Sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis and gonorrhea, are increasing globally, new report finds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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data &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;underscores&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;severity&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;this&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;public&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;health&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;challenge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;According&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;World&lt;/span&gt; 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&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;syphilis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;gonorrhea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;, chlamydia, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;trichomoniasis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;which&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;account&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;over&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;one&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;million&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt; 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&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;over&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;one&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;million&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt; in 2022, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;reaching&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;eight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW57880805 BCX0&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt; million&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;delayed-open&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;radix-:ro2:&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.who.int/news/item/21-05-2024-new-report-flags-major-increase-in-sexually-transmitted-infections---amidst-challenges-in-hiv-and-hepatitis&quot;&gt;World Health Organization (WHO)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;??&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150061&quot;&gt;UN News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Several factors have contributed to this increase. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted prevention, testing, and treatment services, leading to a resurgence of STIs globally&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;delayed-open&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;radix-:ro4:&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/24-07-2023-who-releases-new-guidance-to-improve-testing-and-diagnosis-of-sexually-transmitted-infections&quot;&gt;PMNCH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;The rise in multi-drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea is also a significant concern. Enhanced surveillance in 2023 revealed that nine out of 87 countries reported high levels of resistance to ceftriaxone, the last-resort treatment for gonorrhea&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;delayed-open&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;radix-:ro5:&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-flags-major-global-sexually-transmitted.html&quot;&gt;Med Xpress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Additionally, there are substantial public health challenges associated with HIV and viral hepatitis. New HIV infections only declined slightly from 1.5 million in 2020 to 1.3 million in 2022, and hepatitis-related deaths increased from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022, despite the availability of effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment tools&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150061&quot;&gt;UN News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;??&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-flags-major-global-sexually-transmitted.html&quot;&gt;Med Xpress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Efforts to combat these infections include improving access to testing and diagnostic services. WHO has introduced new guidance to enhance the accessibility of low-cost, point-of-care tests for STIs, which can facilitate better data collection and service delivery&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/24-07-2023-who-releases-new-guidance-to-improve-testing-and-diagnosis-of-sexually-transmitted-infections&quot;&gt;PMNCH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Moreover, initiatives to expand STI, HIV, and hepatitis services have shown progress, with several countries being validated for eliminating mother-to-child transmissiocn of these infections&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-flags-major-global-sexually-transmitted.html&quot;&gt;Med Xpress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Overall, while the global health community is making strides in addressing these infections, the rising incidence of STIs and the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance underscore the need for sustained and enhanced efforts to achieve global health targets by 2030&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;delayed-open&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;radix-:roa:&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.who.int/news/item/21-05-2024-new-report-flags-major-increase-in-sexually-transmitted-infections---amidst-challenges-in-hiv-and-hepatitis&quot;&gt;World Health Organization (WHO)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;??&lt;span class=&quot;&quot; data-state=&quot;closed&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150061&quot;&gt;UN News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text-token-text-secondary&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;?.&lt;/p&gt;
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Rising Global Concern: The Increase of Sexually Transmitted Infections

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