(CNS): Success breeds complacency and complacency breeds failure. When the number of people affected by a disease decreases, there is a tendency to disregard it as a public health problem. Even as the HIV/AIDS epidemic is on the decline in India, we have to intensify, and not dilute, our efforts to have virtual elimination of … Read more
No fewer than 9, 579 people were tested positive to HIV of the 616, 318 that attended the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) awareness programme from January to June, 2016. Dr Oluseyi Temowo, the Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), made this known on Wednesday in Lagos. Temowo spoke at a news … Read more
The National Commission for Civic Education, in collaboration with the Kpando Municipal AIDS Committee, has visited the Margaret Marquatte Catholic Hospital to educate people living with HIV/AIDS as part of the world AIDS Day celebration. The Accra Municipal Director of NCCE, Mr Richard Asilevi, said although they were suffering from the disease they should take … Read more
The Ghanaian domestic helpers with HIV are between the ages of 20 and 40 Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some 30 workers tested positive for HIV/AIDS, the Jordan Times reported on Monday. According to the Hatem Azrui, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health for … Read more
Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some of the workers tested positive for HIV/AIDS, the Jordan times reported on Monday. According to the Hatem Azrui, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health for Jordan, the decision is aimed at preserving the health of the public and … Read more
Mr Emmanuel Beluzebr, the President of the Ghana Network of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (NAP+), says the pandemic (HIV and AIDS) is no more a scare in Ghana. Mr Beluzebr said HIV and AIDS test had seen massive turnout as many Ghanaians were now willing to know their status knowing that ‘the disease … Read more
Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some of the workers tested positive for HIV/AIDS. The decision is aimed at preserving the health of the public and households that hire domestic helpers from Ghana, Hatem Azrui, the spokesperson of the Jordanian Ministry of Health, told The Jordan … Read more
A verdict is expected this week in the case of a man arrested in Malawi after he told a BBC reporter he had had sex with pubescent girls as part of a “cleansing” ritual. But some Malawians are asking why only one man is on trial for a practice involving whole communities. Eric Aniva was … Read more
The coalition of Democratic Election Observers (CODEO) as part of efforts to project issue-related campaigns, has organized a parliamentary debate for parliamentary candidates in the Sekyere Afram Plains. This is in collaboration with Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Citi FM. This is the third parliamentary debate, organized in the Ashanti region. The debates have … Read more
The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Sunday. — Kenya expects a change in relations with the U. S. following the election of Republican Donald Trump as president. Among areas to be affected are counter-terrorism programs and HIV/Aids funding. (Sunday Nation) — Kenya’s quest to have its foreign minister become the … Read more
Some Ghanaians at an open forum for political parties and their candidates in the Kintampo North Constituency, have called on the candidates to conduct their campaign in a manner that promotes peace in the constituency. This, according to them, was the surest way to help reduce tension in the area before, during and after the … Read more
In an effort to eliminate HIV by 2020 through raising community awareness, Namibia will embark on a community mobilization and engagement on HIV/Aids in the capital city, Windhoek on Nov. 10. The City of Windhoek in collaboration with UNAIDS and the Office of the First Lady and UNICEF announced on Wednesday that the drive will … Read more
In a build up to Ghana’s 2016 elections, 3news.com is serializing aspects of the manifestos of the leading political parties – the ruling National Democratic Congress and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). We kick off our maiden edition with a focus on Health: The NDC on Health Ghanaians are living longer and healthier lives. … Read more
Research has shown that HIV virus did not spread to US via patient zero. The man blamed for bringing HIV to the United States just had his name cleared. New research has proved that Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant who was dubbed “patient zero,” did not spread HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to … Read more
Ghana has recorded a total of about 11,000 HIV AIDS deaths with 12,635 new HIV infections in 2015, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has stated. According to the Commission, there are 274,562 persons living with HIV in the country, out of which 89,113 are on Anti Retroviral (ART) drug. The number represents only 32.4 percent … Read more
Those who act in ways deemed to be discriminatory against persons living with HIV/AIDS could serve up to three years in jail, a new Ghana AIDS Commission law passed by Parliament prescribes. The punishment extends to those who deny burial for persons suspected or perceived to have died with the disease as well as persons … Read more
The Centre of Awareness Ghana (COA) has cleared the air that its newly developed COA 72 is an unfinished HIV/AIDS medication still being researched into and not a finished product as misreported by a section of the media. The media misreporting about the drug had drawn the attention of the Food & Drugs Authority (FDA) … Read more
The Company undertaking clinical trials on a potential HIV cure says the drug is being confused with the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA-approved immune system support drug, COA FS, also produced by the same company. The Center of Awareness (COA) in a press statement defended the efficacy of their drug, COA 72 and clarified that … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not given any market authorisation for any medicine for the cure of HIV and AIDS. A statement signed by Mr Hudu Mogtari, Chief Executive Officer of the FDA on Tuesday said, “It has come to the attention of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), speculations in the … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Wednesday said it has not given any market authorisation for any medicine for the cure of HIV and AIDS. A statement signed by Mr Hudu Mogtari, Chief Executive Officer of the FDA and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said “It has come to the attention of the … Read more