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E/R: AIDS Commission worried over increase in HIV cases

Posted by Delali Adogla-Bessa
|Date: May 26, 2019 4:09pm
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E/R: AIDS Commission worried over increase in HIV cases

The Ghana AIDS Commission has raised red flags over the rise in new infections in the Eastern Region. The ...

The Ghana AIDS Commission has raised red flags over the rise in new infections in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region which was notoriously known for the high prevalence rate made some strides in t ...

May 26, 2019 4:09pm
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Ghana loses $21.1m in health donor funding over gov’t shortcomings

Posted by Delali Adogla-Bessa
|Date: May 8, 2019 11:51am
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Ghana loses $21.1m in health donor funding over gov’t shortcomings

Ghana has lost a sum of $21.1 million earlier this year from two major donors intended to support health ...

Ghana has lost a sum of $21.1 million earlier this year from two major donors intended to support health initiatives to ending HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. This was due to the government’s inab ...

May 8, 2019 11:51am
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A/R: 2,186 pregnant mothers tested HIV positive in 2018

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|Date: Mar 4, 2019 7:11am
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A/R: 2,186 pregnant mothers tested HIV positive in 2018

2,186 pregnant women tested positive for HIV in 2018, health officials in the Ashanti Region have reveale ...

2,186 pregnant women tested positive for HIV in 2018, health officials in the Ashanti Region have revealed. According to the officials, the patients were all put on Anti-Retroviral Drugs and monitored ...

Mar 4, 2019 7:11am
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Ghana needs to intensify efforts to achieve 90-90-90 HIV targets – WAAF

Posted by Godwin Akweiteh Allotey
|Date: Jan 10, 2019 5:55am
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Ghana needs to intensify efforts to achieve 90-90-90 HIV targets – WAAF

Ghana needs to increase action to enable her achieve the ambitious 90-90-90 HIV/AIDS target by 2020, Dr. ...

Ghana needs to increase action to enable her achieve the ambitious 90-90-90 HIV/AIDS target by 2020, Dr. Naa Ashiley Vanderpuye, the Chief Executive Officer of the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF), ...

Jan 10, 2019 5:55am
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Campaign to fight HIV stigma launched in Accra

Posted by Edwin Kwakofi
|Date: Dec 21, 2018 6:00am
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Campaign to fight HIV stigma launched in Accra

As part of its 15th anniversary, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has launched a ...

As part of its 15th anniversary, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has launched a campaign against HIV-related stigma in Accra. The launch was under the theme “Saving Lives Thro ...

Dec 21, 2018 6:00am
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Alleged contaminated KATH blood tests negative for HIV, Syphilis

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|Date: Dec 2, 2018 6:15pm
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Alleged contaminated KATH blood tests negative for HIV, Syphilis

The blood units from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) that were initially feared to be contamina ...

The blood units from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) that were initially feared to be contaminated have tested negative for HIV and Syphilis after a preliminary test. The Criminal Investigat ...

Dec 2, 2018 6:15pm
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World AIDS Day: Encourage voluntary testing for youth – CDD-Ghana

Posted by Godwin Akweiteh Allotey
|Date: Dec 1, 2018 7:27am
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World AIDS Day: Encourage voluntary testing for youth – CDD-Ghana

As the World Marks AIDS Day today, Saturday, December 1, 2018, the Center for Democratic Development (CDD ...

As the World Marks AIDS Day today, Saturday, December 1, 2018, the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), is calling on stakeholders in Ghana to intensify their efforts in encouraging the yout ...

Dec 1, 2018 7:27am
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Man jailed for lying to girlfriends and knowingly infecting them with HIV

Posted by Nii Larte Lartey
|Date: Sep 24, 2018 9:02am
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Man jailed for lying to girlfriends and knowingly infecting them with HIV

A man who deliberately lied to two women about his HIV status and then infected them with the virus has b ...

A man who deliberately lied to two women about his HIV status and then infected them with the virus has been jailed for five years. He even refused the help offered to him by doctors, a court heard. J ...

Sep 24, 2018 9:02am
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Greater Accra, Ashanti Regions lead in HIV prevalence rate

Posted by Godwin Akweiteh Allotey
|Date: May 13, 2018 12:27pm
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Greater Accra, Ashanti Regions lead in HIV prevalence rate

The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are currently having the highest HIV rates in the country, accordin ...

The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are currently having the highest HIV rates in the country, according to a recent report. This means that the two regions have taken over from the Brong Ahafo and ...

May 13, 2018 12:27pm
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