Intensify the fight against HIV/AIDS – Ghana Aids Commission
The Director-General of the Ghana Aids Commission, Mr Kyeremeh Atuahene has called on stakeholders and well-meaning Ghanaians to intensify the fight against HIV/AIDS.
He said it is worrying most people think the pandemic is not as serious as it was some time ago. And so they have relented on their efforts in reducing the cases to the barest minimum.
Mr Atuahene reiterated that Ghanaians are becoming more exposed to the HIV virus due to negligence. He said ‘women now fear pregnancy than HIV’.
He, therefore, called on the government, religious and civil society organisations to restrategize. Since this would go a long way in helping the Ghana Aids Commission achieve its target.
According to the 2020 National Sentinel Survey Report, nearly 19,000 new infections were recorded in persons aged 15 to 49. Of these, 28 per cent are between 15 and 24 years, with 83 per cent of them being women.
The 2020 estimated national population of HIV was 346,120, with 66 per cent being females.
The national prevalence rate was 1.68 per cent. The total number of AIDS deaths recorded was 12,758.
The theme for World AIDS Day 2021 is “END INEQUALITIES. END AIDS. END PANDEMICS.”
Source: otecfmghana.com/Ebenezer Amankwah
