The President of Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET), Ernest Amoabeng Ortsin has made a shocking revelation.
According to him, 34,000 HIV cases have been recorded in Ghana within 9 months.
Speaking to the media in an interview, he detailed, “If you look at the data for the year 2023, the estimates are that new infections, that’s the people who are getting the virus for the very first time was about 17,740. Those were new infections but then this 34,000 actually refers to newly diagnosed “.
Ernest Amoabeng Ortsin asserted the figure suggests individuals who may have been living with the virus for five to ten years but are being detected for the first time.
The President of Ghana HIV and AIDS Network further added, “We have a whole new crop of young people who are growing up and who have next to nothing knowledge about HIV/AIDS. So that lack of knowledge is contributing”.
“People are becoming complacent because individuals living with HIV are not displaying the symptoms that were common in the past, such as emaciation, weight loss, and skin rashes. This is due to the effectiveness of antiretroviral medications,” he added.
