Guidelines
WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
World Health Organization, 2016
Outlines rationale, objectives, target audience, and structure of guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Provides evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of specific clinical conditions caused by T. pallidum which includes early latent, late latent, and congenital syphilis
Supports and provides directions to countries as they develop national treatment recommendations
WHO Global Guidance on Criteria and Processes for Validation: Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
World Health Organization, 2014
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Outlines minimum global processes and criteria for validation of EMTCT of HIV and/or syphilis in a country
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Provides a description of global EMTCT validation targets and indicators
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Explains the operation of validation committees and secretariats
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Reviews the validation procedure itself, including maintenance of validation status
WHO Strategic Framework for the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children in Africa
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, 2013
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Outlines the aim, objectives, targets, and priority actions for eliminating new HIV and syphilis infections in children in the African Region by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive
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Provides countries in the Region with a systematic approach to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT) based on country typology (epidemiology and response) and improvement of maternal and child health and survival in the context of HIV/AIDS
SRH & HIV Linkages
IAWG on SRH & HIV Linkages, 2012
This resource pack aims to build a common understanding of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV linkages and provide an overview of the current status of SRH and HIV linkages among key partners. It contains useful resources for organizations advocating for this issue.
The website contains Download links for documents related to elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT).
UNICEF Elimination of New Paediatric HIV Infections and Congenital Syphilis in Asia-Pacific, 2011-2015: Conceptual Framework & Monitoring and Evaluation Guide
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, 2011
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Outlines a strategy that HIV, STI, and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) programs in the Asia-Pacific region can adapt to develop country-specific operational plans for a comprehensive national PPTCT and ECS response, with the broader goals of improving maternal and child health and survival in the context of HIV/STIs
Standards: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis
Department of Making Pregnancy Safer, World Health Organization, 2006
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Part of the Standards for Maternal and Neonatal Care
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Outlines requirements; input, process and output, and outcome indicators; and the rationale for reducing maternal morbidity, fetal loss and neonatal mortality and morbidity due to syphilis
Tools
WHO Tool to estimate burden of maternal syphilis and adverse outcomes
World Health Organization
WHO has developed a new online tool to estimate the burden of syphilis in pregnancy and associated adverse outcomes using readily available data. This simple tool can be used at a national or a subnational level. The methodologies used in the tools have been reviewed and approved by the Child Health Epidemiology Research Group and used for the recent global estimates. An accompanying set of instructions is available to guide the user through the estimation process.
WHO tool (.xlsx file)
Instructions for use of WHO tool (.pdf file)
CDC Syphilis Treatment and Care Training
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Updated Syphilis Clinical Training (August 30, 2013):
Self-Study Module for Clinicians - A web-based training course designed to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genital HPV infection
Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators - A ready-to-use STD curriculum that includes faculty notes, a slide presentation, and student handouts