Financial constraints affecting Ghana Aids Commission’s awareness creation on HIV/AIDS prevention
The Programmes Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, has reiterated the need to prioritise and disseminate data on HIV/AIDS. He said achieving epidemic control would be a mirage if the target population is not regularly updated. Speaking at the launch of the National HIV/AIDS Research Conference, NHARCON 2023, in Accra, […]
Rise in activities contributing to HIV infections – Ghana Aids Commission Coordinator
The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Ghana Aids Commission, Ahmed Ibrahim Bambila, has expressed worry about the upsurge of activities contributing to HIV infections in the country. He said the unemployment situation is pushing a lot of young girls into sex work, while young men are also engaged in homosexual activities. […]
Upper West leads in HIV prevalence rate in the north
The Upper West Region recorded an HIV prevalence rate of 0.83 per cent; the highest in the five regions of the north. The region is also 12th highest nationwide, according to the 2018 National Estimates and Projections for HIV/AIDs. The data indicates that Lawra District had the highest prevalence rate of 2.02 per cent followed […]