HIV infections

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HIV/AIDS among Youth up by 45% Due to ‘Risky Sex’ – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission says the prevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst the country’s youth in 2017, particularly those...

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HIV/AIDS among Youth up by 45% Due to ‘Risky Sex’ – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission says the prevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst the country’s youth in 2017, particularly those...

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Reasons Why Rate of Infections Is On The Rise

The rate of HIV-AIDS in Ghana has taken a rise in recent times, with activists warning that the situation could get...

Headlines

Headway On AIDS Threatened By Funding Slowdown

Progress in beating back the AIDS epidemic risks being eroded by a funding shortfall set to grow under Donald Trump's...

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Aids Deaths Halve As More Get Drugs

Aids deaths halve as more get drugs Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. The...

News

AIDS Deaths Halve As More Get Drugs

Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. The condition, which is caused by HIV, used to...

Headlines

Amid Turning Tide, AIDS Claimed 1 Million Lives In 2016

AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN...

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160,000 Women and Girls Live With HIV In Ghana

A UNAIDS report on HIV prevalence in women shows that Ghana is among countries with the highest prevalence rate in West...

Top Stories

HIV Rate Reduces In Upper East Region

Dr Kofi Issah, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Services (GHS), has said the region has recorded a...

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Namibia To Engage Communities On Elimination of Mother To Child HIV Transmissions

In an effort to eliminate HIV by 2020 through raising community awareness, Namibia will embark on a community...

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AIDS Kills 11,000 In 2015

Ghana has recorded a total of about 11,000 HIV AIDS deaths with 12,635 new HIV infections in 2015, the Ghana AIDS...

Opinion

Ghana Makes Gains Since 2000 But Still Lags In Progress Toward The Sustainable Development Goals

- Rates of HIV, malaria, and TB diseases have decreased since 2000; suicide and binge drinking have become greater...

International

New HIV Vaccine Out! – to Be Tried in South Africa

As millions of people around the world continue to die of AIDS, scientists from the United States are preparing to run...