Overview

• A newly released ECDC report highlights Europe's failure to meet interim 2025 targets for combating HIV, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis.
• Cases of gonorrhoea, syphilis, and acute hepatitis B have surged, with gonorrhoea diagnoses reaching their highest level since 2009.
• Despite some progress in reducing HIV and tuberculosis incidence, both remain above target levels set for 2025.
• Nearly 57,000 preventable deaths occur annually in the EU/EEA due to underutilized prevention measures like PrEP, hepatitis-B vaccination, and syringe-exchange programs.
• ECDC Director Pamela Rendi-Wagner urges accelerated action within the next five years to avoid missing the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.