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Governments asked to adopt new guidance of testing STIs

More than one million new STIs are acquired every day. [iStockphoto]

There is a silver lining in the fight against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) for Kenya and the globe, following announcement of new guidelines for testing and diagnosis of four highly transmitted diseases.

The guidance released by WHO include target product profiles (TPPs) for point-of-care diagnostic technologies for diagnosing syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas vaginalis.

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