Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and STIs

Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections

The WHO Department leads the global effort to end the epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), ensuring that every person has equitable access to highest-quality people-centred scientific evidence and services, regardless of who they are or where they live.

About us

Global Programmes

Global HIV Programme

Data & statistics on HIV

Global TB Programme

Data & statistics on TB

Global Hepatitis Programme

Data & statistics on hepatitis

Global STIs Programme

Data & statistics on STIs

Strategies & accountability

Global Health Sector Strategies on HIV, Hepatitis and STIs

The Strategies promote disease-specific goals to end AIDS and the epidemics of viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections by 2030, with 5 strategic directions providing the overall guiding framework for achieving these goals.

Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, hepatitis and STIs, 2022–2030: Report on progress and gaps 2024, second edition

End TB Strategy

Ending TB is not just a public health problem, but a development challenge and opportunity. WHO’s post-2015 End TB Strategy, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2014, aims to end the global TB epidemic as part of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals.

Accountability Dashboard

At-a-glance accountability dashboard for progress on global strategies for HIV, Hepatitis and STIs with status on impact indicators, services delivered, and adoption of WHO policies. Country scorecards measure progress towards HIV incidence and mortality, and reaching service targets.

News

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22 July 2024

Departmental update

WHO updates guidelines to enhance access to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis

19 July 2024

Departmental update

WHO updates HIV testing guidance: more self-testing, integration, and prevention support

19 July 2024

Departmental update

WHO at the 25th International AIDS Conference

19 July 2024

Departmental update

Antiretrovirals in Pregnancy Research Toolkit

10 July 2024

News release

WHO prequalifies the first self-test for hepatitis C virus

Events

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Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections

20 – 22 November 2023

WHO events around the Union World Conference on Lung Health

11 – 18 November 2023

#EndTB Webinar: Launch of WHO guidance and e-course on TB and mental health conditions

3 November 2023 12:00 – 13:30 CET

Launch of the 5th call for short films by the Health for All Film Festival!

1 November 2023 – 31 January 2024

Tuberculosis and advanced HIV disease - What are the opportunities and challenges?

25 October 2023 16:00 – 17:30 CET

Publications

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Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis: annual meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 10-11 June 2025

This report provides the conclusions and recommendations of the 25th meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB),...

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Consolidated guidance on tuberculosis data generation and use: Module 4: Surveys of costs faced by households affected by tuberculosis

One of the three high-level targets of the World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy (2016–2035) is that no TB-affected households face total...

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Ending tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asia Region: reflections and the road ahead in the milestone year of 2025

Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health and development challenge in the WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region, which accounted for more than 45%...

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Opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service: implementation guidance on mitigating disruption of services for treatment of opioid dependence

Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) for people with opioid dependence is proven to be safe and effective in addressing a broad range of health...

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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.

Addressing TB comorbidities and risk factors is central to the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy. These guidelines consolidate the latest...

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South-East Asia Regional Technical Advisory Group on tuberculosis (R-TAG-TB)

WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region is home to one-fourth of the global population with a disproportionately high burden of TB, accounting for more than 45%...

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The virtual workshop on advancing research and innovation to accelerate momentum towards ending TB in the WHO South-East Asia Region was held from 5–7...

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This WHO guideline recommends integrating services for hypertension, diabetes, and mental health (including depression, anxiety, and substance use) into...

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