HIV in Ghana Archives - Ghana Medicals

HIV SELF-TESTING: A PROMISING ALTERNATIVE TO HIV TESTING

8. December 20225. December 2022 by Niadawe Ismael, MLS, MPH

Having claimed around 40.1 million lives so far, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major global health threat. In 2021, 1.5 million people acquired HIV and 650000 people died due to HIV related causes. Globally, two-thirds of people living with HIV at the end of 2021 were in the World Health Organization (WHO) …

How Common is HIV and Syphilis Co-Infection in Ghana, Africa?

28. February 2020 by

HIV in Ghana is on the rise

10. January 20207. January 2020 by Ghana Medicals

Ghana has been struggling to reduce the number of HIV infections for years. In this region, there are around 150,000 people with HIV. In 2014, the HIV prevalence rate was recorded at 1.37%, with the lowest rates registered in the north region of Ghana, and the highest in the east. To control this epidemic, the …