Experiência de implementação de ações e estratégias para o enfrentamento da sífilis gestacional e congênita

Objective: Objective: Report the actions and strategies carried out at the municipal management level for the early diagnosis of gestational syphilis and to combat congenital syphilis. Method: This is an experience report study developed in a municipality in São Paulo. Results: Various activities were carried out, with emphasis on training for rapid testing; team meetings and the development of protocols and flowcharts, involving the dispensing of medication and notifications, prescription of benzathine penicillin by nursing professionals, and actions to prevent congenital syphilis in Primary Health Care; and monthly monitoring of pregnant women with gestational syphilis and their partners. Conclusion: It is necessary to have resources that include continuous management planning, continuing education actions, effective networking, identification of the challenges involved in the health work process, and the implementation of actions in Primary Care services to combat gestational and congenital syphilis.