UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (APP):The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments, UN health experts said on Thursday, citing data showing that one in 25 people today have “at least one” curable STI, which occur at a rate of more than one million a day worldwide. Highlighting the “concerning lack of progress” by countries in stopping the spread of these and other STIs, …
Over one million sexually transmitted infections occur every day: WHO
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (APP):The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments, UN health experts said on Thursday, citing data showing that one in 25 people today have “at least one” curable STI, which occur at a rate of more than one million a day worldwide.
Highlighting the “concerning lack of progress” by countries in stopping the spread of these and other STIs, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that if left untreated, they could have a profound impact on the health of teens, adults and unborn children.
