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Global surveillance of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) is a joint effort of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The UNAIDS/WHO Global HIV Strategic Information Working Group was founded in 1996 as the Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS and STI Surveillance. The Working Group is co-chaired by staff in the Strategic Information and Monitoring Division of UNAIDS and the WHO HIV Department. It calls on experts in the field of strategic information and HIV surveillance to contribute to the Working Group goals.
HIV surveillance and programme monitoring systems serve as the cornerstone of our understanding of the HIV epidemic, with its dynamics and diversity across geographic regions, segments of the population, and time. These systems must constantly be adapted to provide...
The Working Group has published guidance on topics related to HIV strategic information since 2003. Technical notes are published periodically as an update to a specific guidance document. Check the current status of the document to know whether this guidance is the most recent...