(© Image: Depositphotos) - European Region. Against this background, international experts, including Georg Stary and Katja Knapp from MedUni Vienna, compiled a comprehensive overview of the situation and the challenges facing public health. The series of articles was recently published in the renowned journal "The Lancet Regional Health - Europe". Reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to such an extent that the danger to the world's population is averted is one of the goals of the United Nations in the "Agenda 2030". In order to bring this project back into focus, at least in the European WHO region, after the Covid 19 pandemic, scientists addressed the topic in four recently published studies. Among other things, they analysed the epidemiology in Europe, current prevention strategies in various countries and access to modern treatment methods for those affected. Current data illustrate the urgent need for action: for example, in the years between 2010 and 2019, the number of syphilis cases among 15- to 49-year-olds in Europe increased by 87 per cent.
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