| HIV patient |
A
durbar was held in the Ho on Friday to climax a week long event to
commemorate the world aids day celebration. A program organized by the
Volta regional branch of Ghana HIV and AIDS network (GHANET) and with
the collaboration with the ho municipal assembly, Ghana health service,
Ghana education service and other stakeholders is aimed at creating
awareness to the populace on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The
Volta regional chairperson for GHANET Miss Christine Kugbeadzor in her
address said GHANET is an umbrella body which coordinates the activities
of NGOS, FBOS, CBOS and individuals as a lead platform in response to
HIV/AIDS in Ghana and also a member of Ghana aids commission. She said
their main aim is to educate and sensitize the public on prevention and
control of the disease, counseling and testing and also giving care and
support to people living with the disease hence with this year’s aids
day celebration having the theme;’ getting to zero; zero new HIV
infection; zero discrimination; zero aids related deaths’, the network
decided to educate the people especially the in-school youth on measures
to be taken in attaining this target.
The
representative from the ho municipal health directorate Miss Doris
Kwame in her speech confirmed a decrease of 2% to 1.5% in HIV prevalence
in the Ho municipality a survey which was conducted for the year
2008,2009 and 2010. She also educated the people particularly the youth
on the mode of transmission, symptoms, prevention and control of the
pandemic. Miss Doris Kwame said people living with aids are just like
people with hypertension, diabetis, malaria etc hence proper care and
love must shown to them.
Mr
Sylvester Ayitey in a speech read on behalf of the ho municipal chief
executive commended GHANET Volta for such an initiative saying
government is putting in place many intervention to make education
possible for all children of school going age of which HIV/AIDS alert
happens to be part of the interventions. He challenged the students to
abstain completely from premarital activities and advice them not to
stigmatize or discriminate people living with HIV/AIDS.
Mr
Simon Kokofi from the Ho Municipal Education Directorate said condoms
are meant for responsible and matured adults who want to practice
protected sex, hence the fact that condoms are accessible must not be a
license for children to rush into premarital sexual activities. He said
GES has put in place a policy to ensure all teachers integrate HIV/AIDS
topics in their lessons. He encouraged the media to help fight the
disease rather than spreading it by allowing pornographic or immoral
activities being broadcasted on their waves. There were good will
messages given by some stakeholders and members of GHANET.
The program was chaired by Nana Kofi Ampeadu a divisional chief of nkonya wurapong.
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