Founded in 1923 for International Cooperation in the Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections. An Official Non-Governmental Organisation in Consultative Status with the World Health Organisation. On the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. UK Registered Charity Nr. 1113234 ## **Annual Report 1[st] August 2023- 31[st] July 2024** ## **Background** The International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) was founded in 1923 and it is organized on both a global and regional basis. It is the oldest international organisation with the objective of fostering international cooperation in the control of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. ## **Mission statement** IUSTI is concerned with the medical, scientific, social and epidemiological aspects of sexually transmitted infections and their control. IUSTI is on the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It is an Official Non-Government Organisation in Consultative Status with the World Health Organisation. IUSTI organizes frequent international and regional conferences on sexually transmitted infections and, in collaboration with the International Journal of STD and AIDS, publishes expert clinical guidelines for their management. IUSTI is registered as a charity in the UK, Charity Commission Number 111323. ## **Membership** Membership of IUSTI is open to individuals or organisations with a professional interest in the control of sexually transmitted infections. A medical qualification is not necessary to join IUSTI. ## Executive Committee |Executive Committee|| |---|---| |**Role**|**Name**| |President|Prof. Jo-Anne Dillon| |President -Elect|Prof. Christopher Fairley| |SecretaryGeneral|Dr. Jackie Sherrard| |Treasurer
Newsletter editor|Prof. Jonathan Ross| |Assistant SecretaryGeneral|Dr Usha Hartgill| |MembershipSecretary|Dr Jason Ong| |Immediate Past President|Dr. Janet Wilson| |Web master co-opted|Prof. Christopher Fairley| **Prof. JO-ANNE DILLON** PRESIDENT Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization University of Saskatchewan 120 Veterinary Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada (306) 966-1535 j.dillon@usask.ca ## **Prof. CHRISTOPHER FAIRLEY** PRESIDENT ELECT Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: +61 39341 6200 CFairley@mshc.org.au ## **Dr. JACKIE SHERRARD** SECRETARY GENERAL Department of Sexual Health Wycombe General Hospital High Wycombe HP11 2TT, UK Tel: +441296566863 jackiesherrard@doctors.org.uk ## **Prof. JONATHAN ROSS** TREASURER Dept of Genitourinary Medicine Whittall Street Clinic Whittall Street Birmingham B4 6DH, UK Jonathan.Ross@uhb.nhs.uk ## **Dr JASON ONG** MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia jong@mshc.org.au **Prof. CHRISTOPHER FAIRLEY** WEBMASTER Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: +61 39341 6200 CFairley@mshc.org.au **Dr. JANET WILSON** PAST PRESIDENT Dept of Genitourinary Medicine Leeds General Infirmary Great George Street Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK Tel : +44 113 3926762 Janet-d.wilson@nhs.net ## **REGIONAL DIRECTORS** **Dr. PINGYU ZHOU** ASIA-PACIFIC **Dr FRANCIS NDOWA** AFRICA MENA ## **Dr. ANGELICA MIRANDA ESPINOSA** LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN **Dr. CLAUDIA HELLERVITOUCH** EUROPE **Prof. CAROLINE CAMERON** NORTH AMERICA www.iusti.org |Asia Pacific|Prof Pingyu Zhou|| |---|---|---| |||| |Europe|Dr. Claudia Heller-Vitouch|| |Latin America & Caribbean|Prof. Angelica Espinosa|| ||Miranda|| |North America|Prof Caroline Cameron|| ## **Membership** In July 2024 there were 1046 members broken down as follows: |Associate members|Associate members|588| |---|---|---| |Full members||| |•|North America|284| |•|Europe|119| |•|Asia -Pacific|39| |•|Africa-MENA|11| |•|Latin America and the Caribbean|5| ## **Activity** In the last 12 months the Wisdom Project, Scholarship Committee, Membership Committee and Communications Committee have been formed. Aligned with our broader mission, these committees are key drivers in addressing ongoing challenges and opportunities for growth. ## **Global Newsletters** Four editions of STI Global Update were published incorporating letters from the IUSTI President to members, updates from each region and a listing of upcoming meetings and conferences related to STIs. The newsletters were sent to all IUSTI members via email and made available on the IUSTI website. ## **IUSTI Conferences** July 2023, 24[th] IUSTI World Congress in Chicago, IL, USA jointly with ISSTDR ## **Future World IUSTI Meetings** September 2024, Sydney Australia July 2025, Montreal, Canada jointly with ISSTDR ## **Collaboration between IUSTI and the WHO:** The WHO Executive Committee continues official relations with IUSTI. The official relations are governed by the Framework of Engagement with non-State actors, according to which the basis of official relations is a plan for collaboration between WHO and the non-State actor with agreed objectives and outlining activities for the coming three-year period structured in accordance with the General Programme of Work and Programme Budget and consistent with the Framework. A collaboration plan for 2024-2026 submitted to WHO in collaboration with our WHO representatives was ratified by WHO at their triennial review meeting in January 2024. www.iusti.org 2 ## **Summary of finances:** Jackie Sherrard Secretary General World IUSTI www.iusti.org 3 Founded in 1923 for International Cooperation in the Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections. An Official Non-Governmental Organisation in Consultative Status with the World Health Organisation. On the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. UK Registered Charity Nr. 1113234 ## **Annual Report 1[st] August 2023- 31[st] July 2024** ## **Background** The International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) was founded in 1923 and it is organized on both a global and regional basis. It is the oldest international organisation with the objective of fostering international cooperation in the control of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. ## **Mission statement** IUSTI is concerned with the medical, scientific, social and epidemiological aspects of sexually transmitted infections and their control. IUSTI is on the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It is an Official Non-Government Organisation in Consultative Status with the World Health Organisation. IUSTI organizes frequent international and regional conferences on sexually transmitted infections and, in collaboration with the International Journal of STD and AIDS, publishes expert clinical guidelines for their management. IUSTI is registered as a charity in the UK, Charity Commission Number 111323. ## **Membership** Membership of IUSTI is open to individuals or organisations with a professional interest in the control of sexually transmitted infections. A medical qualification is not necessary to join IUSTI. ## Executive Committee |Executive Committee|| |---|---| |**Role**|**Name**| |President|Prof. Jo-Anne Dillon| |President -Elect|Prof. Christopher Fairley| |SecretaryGeneral|Dr. Jackie Sherrard| |Treasurer
Newsletter editor|Prof. Jonathan Ross| |Assistant SecretaryGeneral|Dr Usha Hartgill| |MembershipSecretary|Dr Jason Ong| |Immediate Past President|Dr. Janet Wilson| |Web master co-opted|Prof. Christopher Fairley| **Prof. JO-ANNE DILLON** PRESIDENT Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization University of Saskatchewan 120 Veterinary Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada (306) 966-1535 j.dillon@usask.ca ## **Prof. CHRISTOPHER FAIRLEY** PRESIDENT ELECT Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: +61 39341 6200 CFairley@mshc.org.au ## **Dr. JACKIE SHERRARD** SECRETARY GENERAL Department of Sexual Health Wycombe General Hospital High Wycombe HP11 2TT, UK Tel: +441296566863 jackiesherrard@doctors.org.uk ## **Prof. JONATHAN ROSS** TREASURER Dept of Genitourinary Medicine Whittall Street Clinic Whittall Street Birmingham B4 6DH, UK Jonathan.Ross@uhb.nhs.uk ## **Dr JASON ONG** MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia jong@mshc.org.au **Prof. CHRISTOPHER FAIRLEY** WEBMASTER Melbourne Sexual Health Centre 580 Swanston Street Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: +61 39341 6200 CFairley@mshc.org.au **Dr. JANET WILSON** PAST PRESIDENT Dept of Genitourinary Medicine Leeds General Infirmary Great George Street Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK Tel : +44 113 3926762 Janet-d.wilson@nhs.net ## **REGIONAL DIRECTORS** **Dr. PINGYU ZHOU** ASIA-PACIFIC **Dr FRANCIS NDOWA** AFRICA MENA ## **Dr. ANGELICA MIRANDA ESPINOSA** LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN **Dr. CLAUDIA HELLERVITOUCH** EUROPE **Prof. CAROLINE CAMERON** NORTH AMERICA www.iusti.org |Asia Pacific|Prof Pingyu Zhou|| |---|---|---| |||| |Europe|Dr. Claudia Heller-Vitouch|| |Latin America & Caribbean|Prof. Angelica Espinosa|| ||Miranda|| |North America|Prof Caroline Cameron|| ## **Membership** In July 2024 there were 1046 members broken down as follows: |Associate members|Associate members|588| |---|---|---| |Full members||| |•|North America|284| |•|Europe|119| |•|Asia -Pacific|39| |•|Africa-MENA|11| |•|Latin America and the Caribbean|5| ## **Activity** In the last 12 months the Wisdom Project, Scholarship Committee, Membership Committee and Communications Committee have been formed. Aligned with our broader mission, these committees are key drivers in addressing ongoing challenges and opportunities for growth. ## **Global Newsletters** Four editions of STI Global Update were published incorporating letters from the IUSTI President to members, updates from each region and a listing of upcoming meetings and conferences related to STIs. The newsletters were sent to all IUSTI members via email and made available on the IUSTI website. ## **IUSTI Conferences** July 2023, 24[th] IUSTI World Congress in Chicago, IL, USA jointly with ISSTDR ## **Future World IUSTI Meetings** September 2024, Sydney Australia July 2025, Montreal, Canada jointly with ISSTDR ## **Collaboration between IUSTI and the WHO:** The WHO Executive Committee continues official relations with IUSTI. The official relations are governed by the Framework of Engagement with non-State actors, according to which the basis of official relations is a plan for collaboration between WHO and the non-State actor with agreed objectives and outlining activities for the coming three-year period structured in accordance with the General Programme of Work and Programme Budget and consistent with the Framework. A collaboration plan for 2024-2026 submitted to WHO in collaboration with our WHO representatives was ratified by WHO at their triennial review meeting in January 2024. www.iusti.org 2 ## **Summary of finances:** Jackie Sherrard www.iusti.org 3 •••• *￿*•• •••w• •••M•• ++ IUSTI INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS Secretary General World IUSTI www.iusti.org CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections On accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 Charity no (if any) 1113234 Set out on pages 1 to2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 July 2024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Matthew Vercoe Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): FCCA Address: Ormerod Rutter Limited, The Oakley, Kidderminster Road Droitwich WR9 9AY Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.