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  • Slay queen spreads HIV among Pent boys at University of Ghana

    A slay queen has caused fear and panic via a text message to 16 boys of the University of Ghana Pentagon Hall who bonked her and told their friends.

    The text message which has generated whole lots of buzz on social media surfaces accused the first boy who slept with her of spreading the news his friends to also go and try their luck. The boys managed to chop her and thought she is cheap.

    In all, a total of 16 boys who are all friends slept with the said slay queen one after the other at different times.

    After the episode, the slay queen has now disclosed she has HIV/AIDS and the boys should go and check.

  • Tema General Hospital records 18 new HIV cases weekly

    The Tema General Hospital within the Tema Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region records an average of 18 new cases of HIV infections weekly, MyNewsGh.com reports.

    Mrs. Ruth EwuraAdjoa Panford, Principal Physician Assistant at the ART clinic who revealed this to SVTV Africa, said the Hospital has two clinic days and the least of the cases recorded on each of these days is 5

    “We have two clinic days in a week. On average, on each clinic day which is either a Tuesday or Thursday, we get a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 new cases. So, we get an average of 9 persons on a clinic day”, she revealed.

    She stressed “there are times we get as high as 40, 50 or 60 in a given month”

    The alarming figures she explained is because the Tema General Hospital is a referral hospital and serving smaller health facilities which refer clients to the facility reason why there are increasing figures.

    “The number of cases does not mean that people within Tema alone are those who are getting infected but a situation where other facilities including Ada are refer patients to the Tema General Hospital for the necessary counselling and health facilities”, she explained.

    In her view, the facility has expanded the clinic to cater to the increasing number of new infected cases but appealed to persons who have been diagnosed with the virus to stick to their anti-retro-viral drugs to stay healthy and subdue the virus.

    Commenting on the 2019 figures, she disclosed that there has been a slight decline in the number of new infections as compared to 2018.

    Last year, one thousand and seventy-two persons, made up of 636 females and 436 males in 2019, tested positive to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Tema.

    Eight hundred and seventeen of the number tested at Tema South where Tema General Hospital, a referral hospital is located while Tema North accounted for 103 of the cases; Manhean and Community One Clinics tested 78 and 74 respectively.

    Source: mynewsgh.com

  • Cure for HIV/AIDS found, human trials to start soon as scientists successfully cure monkeys

    There appears to be some refreshing news amidst the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus as scientists have successfully cured monkeys and mice of HIV/AIDS in an attempt to find a lasting cure for the disease that has killed many and continue to infect thousands worldwide.

    A joint effort between researchers from the University of North Carolina, Emory University, and Qura Therapeutics resulted in what many have described as a breakthrough in HIV/AIDS research.

    The UNC Cure Center discovered a method of identifying and reactivating dormant cells that can be combined with other clearance strategies in order to clear the HIV reservoir that will end in a definitive, permanent cure.

    With this breakthrough, scientists continue to search for an effective cure for the HIV virus for humans, one that will not produce any side-effects.

    HIV/AIDS continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 32 million lives according to WHO.

    There were approximately 37.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2018 according to WHO

    As a result of concerted international efforts to respond to HIV, coverage of services has been steadily increasing. A WHO report notes that in 2018, 62% of adults and 54% of children living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries were receiving lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART).

    Source: ABCnewsgh.com

  • You could be jailed for discriminating against a person living with HIV/AIDS

    Discriminating against a person living with HIV or AIDS could land one in jail for up to three years.

    This is contained in the Ghana AIDS Commission Act 2016, Act 938 which was passed by Parliament and assented by former President John Dramani Mahama on December 30, 2016.

    Read: Mobilise internal resources to fund HIV/AIDS activities Experts

    The Act, among other things is aimed at preventing and controlling HIV and AIDS epidemic in Ghana, as well as protect the rights of persons living with the disease.

    This means that employers, service providers and individuals can no longer deny persons living with HIV or AIDS access to vital services such as healthcare, education, goods and services as well as jobs.

    In an instance where these rights are denied a person living with HIV or AIDS, Section 38 subsection 2 states that a public agency or non-governmental organisation may institute legal proceedings for or on behalf of a person living with or affected by HIV or AIDS for infringement of their rights.

    Read: My husband of 8 years has infected me with HIV/AIDS Woman breaks down

    According to Section 39 of the Act, anyone who denies a person living with HIV or AIDS his or her rights commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than 200 penalty units and not more than 500 penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not less than 18 months and not more than three years or to both the fine and imprisonment.

     

    Source: Graphic.com.gh