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$194m earmarked to fight TB, HIV, malaria in Ghana
Add a CommentThe Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund has earmarked $194 million to fight tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and malaria in Ghana between the years 2018 and 2020. The Coordinating Director of CCM, Mr Collins Agyarko-Nti, said about $12 million … Read more →
Claims of cure for HIV untrue – Dr El-Adas
Add a CommentThe Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Angela El-Adas, has cautioned People Living with HIV (PLHIV) not to be swayed by claims and stories by some people and organisations parading as having a cure for the pandemic. “There are … Read more →
Greater Accra tops in HIV ranking
Add a CommentThe Greater Accra Region has beaten the Eastern Region to emerge as the region with the highest HIV prevalence rate in the country in 2015, a new report has revealed. The first spot has for several years been held by … Read more →
Half of Students at University Of Zimbabwe test positive for HIV
Add a CommentThe University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has moved to limit inter-residence visits between male and female students after almost half of the students who underwent HIV testing, tested positive. According to The Chronicle, the startling revelation came as a result of … Read more →
2,433 pregnant women tested HIV in Eastern Region
Add a CommentThe Eastern Regional HIV Coordinator of the National AIDS Control Programme, Dr Emmanuel Amoah, has called for a change in the methodology in the implementation of the country’s HIV response strategy. He explained that figures available indicate that the situation where health personnel wait at health institutions expecting people to walk … Read more →
HIV cases at Winneba Gov’t Hospital increases
Add a CommentThe number of HIV positive cases at the Effutu Municipal Hospital in Winneba increased from sixty in 2013 to 154 in 2014, the Administrator of the hospital has said. Mr Hayford Frempong, the Administrator of the Hospital made this known … Read more →
Woman contracts HIV after sharing manicure equipment
Add a CommentA 22-year-old woman was diagnosed with HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment. Doctors say the case, detailed in a medical journal, has revealed a new form of transmission for the virus. However the researchers warned that … Read more →
Man ordered to remarry woman he infected with HIV
Add a CommentFor callously divorcing his wife of 13-years after infecting her with the dreaded Human Immune Virus (HIV), a middle-aged man has been ordered to re-marry her or face the consequences. This was the verdict of an upper Shari’a court sitting … Read more →
“If I have HIV, do I have sex with my viewers on TV?” – Afia Schwarzenegger
Add a CommentActress, Radio and TV personality, Afia Schwarzenegger, known in real life as Valentina Nana Agyiewaa has expressed her disappointment in Ghanaians, regarding numerous negative reports the media is fabricating about her of late. Especially the rumor that states she is … Read more →
Ghana needs $2 million to prevent HIV spread
Add a CommentThe Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has appealed to the public to help it to raise $2 million to procure more test kits and anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to sustain activities towards preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Currently, the commission says it … Read more →
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