AIDS Commission

935,000 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, with nearly 580,000 deaths since the disease emerged 40 years ago. Over 230,000 children are estimated to be orphaned by AIDS. The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana AIDS Commis­sion (GAC), Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, disclosed these statistics at this year’s World AIDS Day National Durbar in Accra yesterday. He expressed concern about the challenges confronting persons vulnerable to HIV and AIDS in resource allocation, despite the significant progress made in the overall HIV response. This challenge, he explained, has created a concern about the lack of socio-economic impact mitigation assistance and social protection support…

The Ghana AIDS Commission has announced that it will work with the Ghana Tourism Authority to launch campaigns to help reduce the number of new infections among visitors to the country. Dr. Atuahene Kyeremeh, Director General of the Commission, stated that tourism contributes to new HIV infections, thus the need for them to take steps to help reduce the figures. Yes, tourism generates resources for the country, he said on Rainbow Radio 87.5 Fm, and it is good for every country to promote tourism. That is why the government is heavily investing in tourism. That is excellent. However, every good…