STI Advocacy in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, STIs receive limited policy attention despite having significant health impacts. Reliance on syndromic management, gaps in workforce capacity and insufficient community engagement weaken STI prevention and care and could slow or limit equitable access to new STI prevention and treatment tools.

  • 1 in 4 women who present with vaginal discharge in primary health clinics have gonorrhea
  • 20% of young people (18-24 yrs) have a chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis infection
  • 1 Syphillis is the only STI with widely available testing apart from HIV

Zimbabwe Advocacy Agenda

In Zimbabwe, clearer national STI priorities, strengthened healthcare worker training and greater integration of community leadership in policy processes will be essential to improving STI prevention, diagnosis and care.

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About STIs in Zimbabwe

Explore the data on prevalence, health impacts and the factors shaping Zimbabwe’s STI landscape.

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Zimbabwe Partners

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Resources

Effect of a community-based intervention for sexually transmitted infections on population-level prevalence among youth in Zimbabwe (STICH): a cluster-randomised trial

Evaluation of a novel point-of-care lateral flow assay screening for Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection among pregnant women in Zimbabwe

High Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Poor Sensitivity and Specificity of Screening Algorithms for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Female Sex Workers in Zimbabwe: Analysis of Respondent-Driven Sampling Surveys in 3 Communities

Zimbabwe national HIV and AIDS strategic plan 2021–2025

Zimbabwe National Guidelines on HIV Testing and Counselling

STIs in CHIEDZA