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HIV infections surge due to non-disclosure among couples – AIDS Commission
Add a CommentThe Ghana AIDS Commission has identified the failure of couples to disclose their HIV status to each other as a major contributor to the rising HIV infection rates in the country. According to Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, Director General of the … Read more →
Don’t be scared, know your HIV status today – GHANET
Add a CommentThe President of Ghana HIV & AIDS Network (GHANET), Mr. Ernest Ortsin, has encouraged Ghanaians to get tested for HIV as a proactive step in addressing HIV-related issues. He explained that this helps to achieve the UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 ambition, which … Read more →
Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission
Add a CommentDirector-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are being infected with HIV. According to the 2020 National Sentinel Survey Report, nearly 19,000 new infections … Read more →
Ellembelle District has more HIV cases in Western Region
Add a CommentA worrying analysis by the Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that the Ellembele District has the highest HIV prevalence for adults in the Western Region. “The Ellembele District has the highest HIV prevalence for adults between 15 and 49 with … Read more →
U.S Embassy, Amandi Energy deepen HIV anti-stigma awareness in Aboadze
Add a CommentA Media Specialiat with the U.S. Embassy’s President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Dzid Enyonam Kwame, says Ghana has not been able to achieve the UNAIDS target of 90-90-90 set for 2020 because of persistent stigmatization and discrimination against … Read more →
HIV findings in DR Congo ‘give hope for cure’
Add a CommentThe discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure, scientists say. The study found as many as 4% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic … Read more →
HIV infection in Western Region goes up
Add a CommentHIV prevalence in the Western Region has increased from 2.4 per cent in 2017 to 3.1 per cent in 2018. Similarly, HIV prevalence in Sekondi-Takoradi has also gone up from 1.6 per cent to 3.8 per cent, above both the … Read more →
Oil discovery cited for increase in HIV cases in Western Region
Add a CommentThe HIV/AIDS Coordinator for Western region has blamed the oil find in the region as part of the reasons for the increasing cases of the disease in the region. Speaking on the OMANBAPA morning show on Connect FM in Takoradi … Read more →
HIV prevalence increasing among pregnant women – Report
Add a CommentThe HIV prevalence rate among pregnant woman in Ghana has increased from 2.1 per cent in 2017 to 2.4 in 2018 according to the 2018 HIV Sentinel Survey (HSS) report. Similarly, the national HIV prevalence rate hit 1.69 in 2018 … Read more →
More youth contract HIV in 2017
Add a Comment-But prevalence rate among pregnant women declines The prevalence of HIV among the young population between 15 and 24 years has increased by 1.5 per cent last year from 1.1 per cent in 2016. The prevalence among the above population … Read more →
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