Overview
- Catalonia unveiled a new integrated STI model Thursday that starts prevention at age 12, puts primary care at the center, and formalizes local clinical leads for STI care.
- This year primary care will send STI notifications directly into Sivic, the regional infection surveillance system that also tracks flu and COVID, with results open to the public.
- The Health and Education departments are working to build sexual health education into the secondary school curriculum, with officials signaling a possible start as soon as next school year.
- Health data show under‑25 incidence rose from 103 per 100,000 in 2016 to 541 in 2024, with chlamydia at 49.7% of cases, gonorrhea 39.3%, syphilis 8.5% and lymphogranuloma venereum 2.5%.
- Families will see pediatric checkups at ages 12 and 14 include routine questions on relationships and sexual health, with clinicians stepping in if they spot warning signs.