Entrenched stigma and discrimination pushing persons living with HIV and AIDS into hiding
By: Rachel Kakraba and Henrietta Afful Ghana AIDS Commission has expressed worry about continued stigma, discrimination and human rights abuses which persons living with HIV suffer from in Ghanaian society. According to the Commission the trend which is entrenched in communities pushes many Persons who live with the disease into hiding thereby not accessing the […]
More than 70,000 people in Ashanti Region estimated to be living with HIV
About 72,000 people in the Ashanti Region are estimated to be living with HIV. Out of the number, only about 26,000 are currently on Anti-Retroviral, ARV medication at health facilities, leaving a gap of 46,421 who cannot be accounted for in terms of anti-retroviral uptake. These are people who either do not know their status […]
Cervical Cancer screening to be integrated into routine care for HIV patients
By Rachel Kakraba Ghana is to commence screening for cervical cancer with the use of Human papillomavirus with Genotyping Polymerase Chain Reaction, HPV PCR. This is the recommended way to screen as it is able to detect the presence of HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer. Associate Professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Virology […]
Volta Region: Zero Malaria Deaths, Lower Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Volta Region has maintained a zero malaria mortality rate for the second consecutive year with a reduction in the percentage of mother-to-child HIV transmission from 4.2 percent to 2.4 percent in the year under review. The Maternal Mortality Ratio in the region has also decreased from 103 to 82 deaths per […]
