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More than 334,000 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, yet over 107,000 of them have never been tested and remain unaware of their status, according to new data from UNAIDS Ghana.
Health experts caution that this gap is undermining national efforts to curb the spread of the virus, with young people accounting for one in every four new infections.
Still, there are signs of progress. Antiretroviral therapy is now preventing an estimated 229 deaths each week, while nearly all HIV-positive mothers—about 99 percent—are receiving services to stop transmission of the virus to their babies.
To build on these gains, UNAIDS Ghana, in partnership with the Ghana AIDS Commission, the Network of Persons Living with HIV, and the Ghana HIV and AIDS Network, has launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to get tested and know their status. The initiative stresses the ABCs of prevention: abstain, be faithful, or use a condom.
The message from health authorities is clear and urgent: testing, prevention, and treatment remain the strongest defenses in protecting individuals, families, and communities against HIV.
Source:Omanghana.com
