Editorial

. 2021 Dec 1;18(1):242.

doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01296-4.

Refocusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to improve reproductive health: a call to further action

Akaninyene Otu^{1

2}, Georges Danhoundo³, Igor Toskin³, Veloshnee Govender³, Sanni Yaya^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection and Travel Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
² Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
³ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, 120 University Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. sanni.yaya@uottawa.ca.
⁵ The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK. sanni.yaya@uottawa.ca.

PMID: 34852842
PMCID: PMC8634744
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-021-01296-4

Editorial

Refocusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to improve reproductive health: a call to further action

Akaninyene Otu et al. Reprod Health. 2021.

. 2021 Dec 1;18(1):242.

doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01296-4.

Authors

Akaninyene Otu^{1

2}, Georges Danhoundo³, Igor Toskin³, Veloshnee Govender³, Sanni Yaya^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection and Travel Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
² Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
³ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, 120 University Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. sanni.yaya@uottawa.ca.
⁵ The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK. sanni.yaya@uottawa.ca.

PMID: 34852842
PMCID: PMC8634744
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-021-01296-4

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Sanni Yaya is Editor-in-chief of Reproductive Health.

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