First Ladies rally in Accra to accelerate Africa’s fight against HIV as ICASA 2025 opens
By: Henrietta Avollah Afful At the Presidency in Accra on Thursday 4th December, 2025, a powerful call to action echoed through a high-level gathering of African First Ladies: move beyond advocacy and take decisive steps that will end AIDS in children and mothers by 2030. The message came from Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, […]
What happens if HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes it vulnerable to disease, including ones rarely seen in otherwise healthy people. A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths that prompted people to demand that governments act. The United States eventually did, creating the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief […]
Breaking Barriers:Ending the HIV epidemic in Ghana with the UN 95-95-95 Strategy
By Victor Kofi Dei, Doctoral Student, University of Kentucky, USA Health Communication Researchers with interests in health campaigns feel deeply concerned about the recent hike in HIV cases in Ghana. One wonders why Ghana is recording such huge numbers daily. The obvious reason could be the low level of education and sensitisation. Though issues related […]
Non-disclosure of spouses’ status mentioned as increasing HIV infections
The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Steve Kyeremeh Atuahene has partly attributed the rise in new HIV infections to individuals’ reluctance to disclose their HIV status to their spouses, fearing desertion. Dr Steve Kyeremeh Atuahene explained that the refusal of some HIV-positive persons to continue their medication is a significant factor in […]
