Overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 targets on HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the EU/EEA, 2025

Millions of people in the EU/EEA are living with or experiencing the effects of HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and nearly 59 000 people die from them annually – with 90% of these deaths due to hepatitis B and C. These infections share common risk factors and disproportionately affect similar population groups. They also share common features in terms of public health response, as they are preventable through the application of similar highly effective, evidence-based interventions. Effective testing and screening also exist for these infections, with rapidly increasing possibilities for diagnosis and testing. 

This monitoring report provides an update on the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.3 targets and other main global and regional targets for eliminating HIV, viral hepatitis, TB and STIs as public health threats. Using a cross-cutting approach, it assesses progress towards the targets set for each disease area related to incidence, prevention, testing, treatment and mortality so that outcomes and impact can be compared more readily between infections.