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Passage of LGBTQ+ Bill will affect Ghana’s fight against AIDS – Commission warns
JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana’s fight against AIDS will suffer if Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ bill - Commission warns
The Ghana AIDS Commission has warned that Ghana’s fight...
More than 142,000 Ghanaians are HIV positive but don’t know – AIDS Commission
As many as 142,000 Ghanaians are HIV positive but do not know their status, Dr Cosmos Ohene-Adjei, Acting Director of the Ghana AIDS Commission...
Over 142,000 Persons Living with HIV do not know their status – Ghana Aids...
More than 142,000 Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana do not know their status because they have not tested, says the Ghana Aids...
HIV and AIDS leading cause of death in Africa – AIDS Commission
HIV and AIDS have become leading causes of death in Africa with a total of 15,116 Ghanaians killed by the disease in 2016, while...
NACOC raids drug dens, arrest 72 suspects in Greater Accra and Eastern regions
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intensified its fight against illicit drugs, arresting 72 suspects during a series of intelligence-led operations across the...
Ex-Gaming Commission boss to refund GH₵414k lost to bond breach
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has declared that former Gaming Commission boss Peter Mireku will be personally held liable for a GHS414,590.53 loss arising from...
NACOC raids drug dens in Otinibi, arrests four
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a successful raid in Otinibi, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region, targeting suspected drug dens and...
NACOC raids drug dens in Ogbojo, Madina; shuts down Viviz Cottage Eatery at Ridge,...
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has launched a major operation targeting narcotics hotspots in Accra, focusing on suspected drug dens in Ogbojo and Madina.
The...
National security operatives allegedly storm Forestry Commission to demand office closure
Over 15 fully armed men, believed to be National Security operatives, this morning surrounded and effectively shut down the offices of the Forestry Commission...
More females living with HIV and AIDS in Bono Region – HIV Coordinator
The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male population, according to statistics from the...
Ghana to lose over $138m as US Aid withdrawal hits health, HIV/AIDS programs
Ghana is set to lose approximately $138.7 million in financial assistance this year following the United States’ decision to withdraw aid for HIV/AIDS programs.
The...
Bawumia commissions ICT labs for two schools for the blind
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned innovative information and communication technology (ICT) laboratories for the Akropong and Wa Methodist Schools for the Blind.
At the...
Most youth fear pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS – GHS
The HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the Ada East District, Mr. Anani Adator, has disclosed that most Ghanaian youth fear and prevent pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS.
Mr...
Strengthening Partnerships to Promote an Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS-Free Angola
Angola faces a generalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic, with sexual transmission being key to its spread. According to the Demographic Health Indicators Survey...
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Supports Training on Preventing Human Immunodeficiency Virus...
To dispel myths surrounding HIV/AIDS and raise public awareness, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in partnership with Lakes state’s HIV/AIDS Commission...
Govt may not be able to clear pharmaceutical products at Tema Port – HIV/AIDS...
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Health has questioned the government's ability to resolve the issue of delayed lifesaving drugs stuck at the...
First batch of HIV drugs set for release on Friday as GRA Commissioner-General steps...
The first batch of drugs for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is expected to leave the Tema Port by the close of...
Miss Malaika ’23 hits road to advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention among Ghanaian youth
Young adolescents across the country would get the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the 2023 Miss Malaika Ghana, Queen Lady Nana Yaa Nsarko.
Ms Nsarko...
ART@20: Miss Malaika Ghana 2023 advocates for HIV/AIDS prevention among youth in Ghana
Young adolescents across the country by end of February 2024, would get the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the 2023 Miss Malaika Ghana, Queen...
GAF urged to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS
The Programme Manager of the Ghana Armed Forces HIV/AIDS Control Programme (GAFACP), Nanal Captain H. Manu, has called on the military to actively contribute...
John Peter Amewu commissions girls’ school at Hohoe
The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, has commissioned a new school building named Santa Esther Girls’ Senior High School for the...
Checkout how much Ghana spent on HIV/AIDS response
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has launched the National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) report for 2019, 2020 and 2021, which shows that the country...
HIV/AIDS Network appeals to Akufo-Addo
The Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET) has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, give great attention to the...
AIDS kills 932 in six months
The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) has indicated that 932 people died of HIV/AIDS in the first six months of 2022.
According to the NACP...
Presidential Advisor warns of a looming HIV/AIDS epidemic soon
A presidential advisor on HIV/AIDS and former director general of the Ghana Aids Commission, Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi said she fears there could soon be an epidemic.
This, she...
Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission
Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are...
Kufuor gifts two peacocks to Australian High Commissioner
Ghana's former president, John Agyekum Kufuor, has presented two peacocks as gifts to the Australian Commission in Ghana.
This follows a visit by the High...
Woman dies during baptism after being grabbed by ‘mermaids’
A 26-year-old woman iidentified as Rutendo Nhemachena has reportedly died while undergoing baptism at Manyame river in Zimbabwe. Nhemachena is believed to have been possessed by a...
Woman grabbed by ‘mermaids’ during baptism dies [photo]
In a tragic turn of events, a 26-year-old Seke woman drowned in Manyame River in Zimbabwe during a cleansing ceremony.
The people, who were with...
Over 600 people living with HIV/Aids fail to collect Arvs
A total of 654 persons living with HIV/Aids in Adjumani District have not collected their antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs from health facilities for the past...
More than 8,000 AIDS deaths averted by Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) treatment in 2019
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment averted a total of 8,275 AIDS deaths at the end of 2019, according to the latest findings by the Ghana...
Discriminating against a person living with HIV/AIDS could land you in jail
Discriminating against a person living with HIV or AIDS could land one in jail for up to three years.
This is contained in the Ghana...
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Ghana pegged at 1.69%
Adult HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the country has been pegged at 1.69 per cent, according to a 2018 national estimates and projections records.
The Ghana...
Abronye jabs Mahama over AIDS ambassador
The acting chairman of the ruling New Patriotic...