Many people are surprised to learn that Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) in Kenya specifically Gonorrhea is on the rise.

People who are sexually active can get gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can affect the genitals, rectum, and throat.

It can be treated and cured, but it is highly skilled at outsmarting the antibiotics used to treat it.

Dr. Teodora Wi, who is the WHO Medical Officer, specializing in STIs, to discuss AMR, gonorrhea and the future of drug resistant STIs.

HE gave facts we should; all know about it.

Key facts:

- Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea has increased rapidly in recent years and has reduced the options for treatment.

• - Eighty-two million new cases of gonorrhoea occurred in 2020.
• - Most gonorrhoea cases in 2020 were in the WHO African Region and the Western Pacific Region.
• - Most people affected are aged 15–49 years.
• - Eighty-two million new cases of gonorrhoea occurred in 2020.
• - Most people affected are aged 15–49 years.
• - The extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhoea (ceftriaxone and azithromycin) but also including resistance to penicillin, sulphonamides, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones and macrolides are called gonorrhoea superbugs or super gonorrhoea.

Additionally

Signs and symptoms of gonorrhea infection in men include:

• Painful urination.
• Pus-like discharge from the tip of the manhood.

Signs and symptoms of gonorrhea infection in women include:

• Increased vaginal discharge.
• Painful urination.
• Vaginal bleeding between periods, such as after va*inal intercourse.
• Abdominal or pelvic pain.

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