The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) will begin implementing a National HIV Prevention Policy in 2026 to strengthen Ghana’s fight against rising infections, especially among young people.
Speaking at an integrated medical outreach in Sunyani, Director General Dr. Kharmacelle Prosper Akanbong said the policy will introduce key prevention strategies including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and the National Condom and Lubricants Strategy. The interventions will focus on vulnerable groups such as Adolescent Girls and Young Women, and Adolescent Boys and Young Men.
The outreach was hosted by the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, in collaboration with the Bono Regional Coordinating Council. The initiative aims to promote early HIV detection, improve youth-friendly health services, and strengthen preventive care in high-prevalence communities.
Dr. Akanbong noted that the Bono Region was selected due to its high HIV burden. The 2024 National and Sub-national HIV Estimates and Projections place the region’s prevalence at 2.22%, significantly above the national average of 1.49%.
Bono Regional Minister Joseph Addae Akwaboa emphasized that medical outreach remains crucial to Ghana’s public health response, highlighting the region’s continued rise in new HIV infections.
The outreach provided free HIV testing, counselling, and screening for Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cervical Cancer, Hepatitis B, Diabetes, Hypertension, Breast Cancer, and Syphilis, alongside education on nutrition, condom use, and family planning.
