A/R: 30% of people living with HIV/AIDS refuse anti-retroviral treatment
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Ashanti region had about 70,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS as of the end of 2021, with last year’s data still being processed, the region has seen a consistent downward trend of new infections of the virus since 2019. The number of new cases reduced from 4,000 to 3,590 in 2020 and […]
HIV still real : 23,495 test positive in 6 months
A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two per cent of the 948,094 people who undertook HIV testing from January to June 2022. They were from different segments of the population, namely: men, pregnant women, non-pregnant women, homosexuals and female […]
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 […]
