HIV

07 Dec

HIV: 18,127 People In Central Region Living With It

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The Central Region had 18,127 persons living with HIV in the region as of December 2021. Out of the number, 12,119, representing 66 per cent, were women, with 4,365 being men. Children aged from zero to 14 with HIV were 1,443. The region also had 863 new infections in the same year, representing 5.1 per cent of the national figure, with 726 being adults and 138 children. Of all infected persons in the region, 67 per cent are on antiretroviral drugs. World AIDS Day In an interview at the Central Regional celebration of World AIDS Day at Elmina last Thursday,…

28 Sep

Youth Asked To Value Condom Use

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The National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NACP) has urged young people to value the use of condoms. This is because they are an important tool in family planning, sexual and reproductive health management. Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo, the Programme Manager NACP, said data had shown that anytime condom distribution was low in the country, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) cases increased and that the prevalence of HIV among STI clients was 12 per cent compared to the general HIV population of 1.7 per cent and charged the youth to make condoms their companion. He gave the advice at the launch of…