Table 2 Prioritise poorly performing areas, especially Africa
From: Advancing STI priorities in the SDG era: priorities for action
 • Compelling SDG-centred arguments can be made for prioritising resources for STI services in Africa |
 • Only 14 of 47 sub-Saharan African countries completed WHO STI surveillance survey, only 10 of which have routine STI surveillance [18] |
 • Many success stories of STIs in Sri Lanka, syphilis control in Cuba, and sex worker programmes in India and elsewhere, but few or no programme-level STI success examples are from Africa, though much empirical research occurs here! |
 • Compared to large donor and government-driven sex work projects in Asia, almost all similar programmes in Africa are small isolated projects, research focused and have limited coverage. The effectiveness of sex work services that are comprehensive, as opposed to health-only, directly reflects the principles of the SGDs. |