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PrEP: Highly Effective HIV Preventive Drug – Study

A drug that stops HIV from infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as “reassuring”. Thousands of people are already taking PrEP through sexual health …

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Ashanti Region: Over 70,000 People Are Estimated To Be Living With HIV.

A total of 72,429 people in the Ashanti Region are estimated to be living with HIV, according to the Ghana Aids Commission 2022 report. Out of this number, only 26,006 are currently on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) medication at health facilities, leaving a gap of 46,421 who cannot be accounted for in …

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The Doctor Who Contracted HIV Through Her Boyfriend; A Reason To Avoid Womanisers – Paa Kwesi Schandorf Writes

Some people argue that marriage is a rewarding experience, while others believe that it’s a completely useless enterprise. In my young adult life, I have found myself swinging between these two conflicting positions on marriage. Sometimes when I emcee weddings, I become fascinated by the colourful nature of the ceremony …

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Report: 18,127 Persons In Central Region Living With HIV

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 …

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Ghana : 7,699 Children Tested Positive For HIV

The HIV population among children aged one to four years was 7,699 in 2020, while new infections in children of the same age group in 2021 were 443. “This is not good because most of these children got it from their mothers. They were mainly mother-to-child transmissions and that is …

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Upper West: 5,700 People Are Living With HIV – Ghana AIDS Commission

There are more than 5,700 people estimated to be living with HIV in the Upper West Region, Steve Kyeremeh Atuahene, Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed. He said this is out of the national estimated figure of 346,000 Persons Living With HIV (PLWHIV) in Ghana as at …

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