The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that the global response to HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains off track, with persistent weaknesses in prevention, testing, treatment, surveillance and health financing threatening progress toward the 2030 targets.

The warning came last month as countries marked World Hepatitis Day under the theme “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” with WHO calling for urgent action to remove the financial, social and systemic barriers that continue to prevent millions of people from accessing prevention, testing, treatment and care.

WHO’s latest assessment also highlights a deteriorating global STI response, marked by rising STI incidence, increasing antimicrobial resistance and inadequate coverage of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening.