Europe’s health at a crossroads: Stronger efforts needed to achieve 2030 targets

UN development goals related to HIV and tuberculosis are progressing slower than expected, as are those related to hepatitis B and C and sexually transmitted diseases.

Europe's health at a crossroads: Stronger efforts needed to achieve 2030 targets

While progress has been made in reducing new HIV and tuberculosis infections, the current pace is insufficient to meet the 2030 SDG 3 targets for HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, and STIs.

Hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea continue to pose major challenges to health systems in Europe. Although these diseases are avoidable, they led to numerous cases of disease and to nearly 57,000 deaths per year in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA), according to the EU Health Authority ECDC, based in Stockholm.The new report by the Authority shows that most countries are…

By 2030, the United Nations wants to eliminate infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. A new report by the EU Health Authority shows that Europe is still a long way from the target.

Europe’s health at a crossroads: Stronger efforts needed to achieve 2030 targets

HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections are causing unnecessary suffering across Europe — it is time to take action.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a report warning that, for the time being, Europe is not on track to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets on HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis B and C and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).