The World Health Assembly agreed 2022-2030 global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (GHSSs) at its 75th meeting in May 2022. For the first time, these strategies are presented jointly and highlight strategic opportunities to increase impact through addressing diseases jointly and within a systems context while also maintaining a specific disease focus to ensure optimal outcomes for affected communities. The strategies seek to make up for momentum eroded by the COVID-19 pandemic and, for HIV in particular, strengthen responses as they are increasingly mainstreamed into broader health frameworks. The session will be live will hear diverse stakeholder perspectives on implementation opportunities and challenges – recognizing there is no time to lose in getting stalled responses back on track. The session will explore the following themes: The GHSSs note that indigenous peoples should be considered priority populations – how can countries, partners and WHO best reach and engage indigenous peoples? How are countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region approaching integration including in the context of universal health coverage and primary health care? How can we best monitor progress in the absence of a “one-size-fits-all” approach? The GHSSs outline actions to identify and manage future outbreaks of HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, as well as other emerging health threats, as they arise. What key lessons from HIV need to be applied now to monkeypox? What innovations we might expect to flower during the eight-year GHSSs implementation period and how we might best support progress in support of the HIV vaccine and cure agendas? What does integration look and feel like in the communities that matter? How can WHO best support efforts to ensure that the shared actions proposed in the strategy are fully implemented? Noting the importance of language and WHO’s role in both the political and scientific and technical spaces - how we can ensure that science truly and consistently informs our responses?

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