Key developments in sexual health in the Netherlands over the past few months.
The new guide explains the Dutch STI care system in seven languages, aimed at expats, asylum seekers and international students who are unfamiliar with the GP/GGD route.
Source: Soa Aids Nederland ↗Hundreds of professionals from the Sense network gather in Utrecht today to discuss the under-25 approach: chat outreach, anonymity, and expanding consultations for trans and non-binary youth.
Source: Sense.info ↗From autumn 2026, RIVM is switching from the 2-valent to the 9-valent HPV vaccine. This protects boys and girls against six different cancer types instead of two.
Source: RIVM — HPV programme expansion ↗GGDs and Soa Aids Nederland are partnering this year with festival organisers like Pinkpop, Awakenings and Lowlands. Volunteers will hand out condoms and signpost anonymous testing options.
Source: Soa Aids Nederland ↗The new government’s coalition agreement explicitly includes sexual and reproductive health and rights. Rutgers and Soa Aids Nederland welcome the shift after years of budget cuts.
Source: Rutgers International ↗With additional national funding, GGDs across the Netherlands can offer thousands of extra PrEP slots. The waiting list for HIV prevention pills had grown to an estimated 15,000 people.
Source: Man tot Man — PrEP via GGD ↗In RIVM’s new annual report, syphilis diagnoses continue to climb. Soa Aids Nederland points to the link with shrinking GGD consultation capacity and is putting questions to the Minister.
Source: RIVM — more gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia at Dutch STI clinics ↗Soa Aids Nederland’s youth platform has been refreshed with better chat, short explainer videos, and a “find your GGD” finder. The language level has been lowered to B1.
Source: Sense.info ↗From April, men who have sex with men automatically receive a hepatitis B test at the Sexual Health Centre, in line with updated RIVM guidance.
Source: GGD Amsterdam — STI test ↗Stichting HIV Monitoring publishes quarterly figures showing a continued rise in gonorrhoea in Q1 2026. The increase remains stubborn especially among MSM.
Source: Stichting HIV Monitoring ↗Driven by GGD waiting times and sustained demand, the number of STI home-tests sold in the Netherlands is climbing fast. The providers recognised by Soa Aids Nederland report roughly 30% growth.
Source: Soapoli-online — home test ↗