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HIV treatment adherence and public health in Ghana

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In Ghana, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) continues to report a significant gap in HIV treatment adherence. While antiretroviral therapy (ART) is effective for virus suppression, only 57 percent of the estimated 337,435 people living with HIV in the country are currently receiving treatment. GAC Director-General Dr. Kharmacelle Prosper Akanbong attributed this low coverage to stigma, discrimination, self-denial, and the use of unproven herbal or spiritual remedies. To improve discretion and access, the GAC plans to make antiretroviral (ARV) medicines available through designated pharmacies and accredited facilities. The Ministry of Health has maintained that routine procurement ensures a continuous nationwide supply, rejecting claims from the Network of Persons Living with HIV in Ghana (NAP+Ghana) regarding medicine shortages or expired drugs at the port. While new HIV infections in Ghana declined by nearly 14 percent between 2024 and 2025, recent data from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Ghana warns GAC indicates that social stigma remains a primary obstacle to achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and eliminating HIV as a public health threat by 2030. Additionally, health experts have noted a rising prevalence of sexually transmitted country recorded 13,951 new infections (STIs) among youth, with a national prevalence in 2025. Of these, 1,227 cases occurred in children under the age of 7.5 percent and higher rates among females 15, while 12,724 were adults aged 15 to 19. Recent data from the GAC highlights localized challenges in and older. Northern Regional Director Nuhu Musah reported that the Western Region, where country is seeing approximately 23,000 people are living with HIV and an average of three 38 new infections are recorded daily. Sekondi-Takoradi reports daily and emphasized the highest regional burden with over 4,000 cases. Acting Western Regional Technical Coordinator Francis Antonio warned need for intensified prevention, testing, and treatment interventions specifically tailored for children. Although officials noted that failing to curb transmission could jeopardize 99 percent of HIV-positive mothers received services under the goal Prevention of ending AIDS by 2030, noting Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme, they stressed that the 15 these efforts must be sustained to 24 age demographic accounts for 30 percent of national new infection data. In response, the Commission is expanding preventive strategies, including protect infants. This follows previous warnings from the promotion of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Ghana regarding social stigma and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). rising sexually transmitted infections among youth.

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  1. 2026-09-20 18:22 UTC HIV treatment adherence and public health in Ghana
  2. 2026-09-03 16:53 UTC HIV treatment adherence and public health in Ghana
  3. 2026-08-25 14:46 UTC HIV treatment adherence and public health in Ghana
  4. 2026-08-11 18:31 UTC HIV treatment adherence and availability in Ghana

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