WHO operational guidance for sustaining HIV, viral hepatitis and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape

2 July 2025 12:00 – 13:30 CET
Webinar

Pre-launch global webinar

This webinar will focus on providing an overview of the upcoming WHO operational guidance to sustain HIV, viral hepatitis and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape. This guidance serves as a planning checklist that ensures a structured prioritization process that is inclusive and transparent. It includes key steps to prepare, define the scope, implement, communicate, monitor, and sustain service prioritization while addressing populations and system needs. It will cover how to prioritize system-wide actions.

This session aims to:

  • provide an overview of the upcoming WHO operational guidance to sustain HIV, viral hepatitis, and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape;
  • explore how countries and communities can contribute to adapting and tailoring the guidance for national prioritization planning; and
  • discuss how the guidance can be applied across different stages of country progress, contextual and population needs.

The webinar will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation in French.

Date and time

Wednesday, 2 July 2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 (CEST)

Agenda

Moderated by Nirina Razakasoa (Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, WHO)

Welcome and objectives

  • Meg Doherty (Director, Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, WHO)
  • Anna Vassal (Unit head, Health Financing and Economics, WHO)

Sustaining HIV, viral hepatitis and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape: Operational guidance

  • Clarice Pinto (Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, WHO)
  • Susan Sparks (Financing & Policy for Health, WHO)
  • Altea Sitruk (Economic Evaluation & Analysis, WHO)

Panel discussion: countries and communities share experiences of navigating aid cuts, their impact, and the process for prioritizing services.

  • Dr Sivile Suilanji (Ministry of Health, Zambia)
  • Dr Linda Kisaakye (Ministry of Health, Uganda)
  • Representative from GNP+

Questions and answers

Moderated by Cheryl Johnson (Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, WHO)

Key messages and closing

Meg Doherty (Director, Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, WHO)