A
new
report
by
the
Ghana
AIDS
Commission
has
revealed
that
50
persons
in
Ghana
contract
HIV
AIDS
every
24
hours,
which
translates
to
1
infection
every
30
minutes.
Since
the
1980s,
Ghana
has
been
actively
combating
HIV/AIDS
infection,
and
significant
progress
has
been
made.
Notwithstanding
advancements,
a
great
deal
more
work
has
to
be
done
to
raise
awareness
and
accomplish
predetermined
targets
and
goals,
according
to
the
most
recent
report
from
the
Ghana
AIDS
Commission.
The
information
was
revealed
together
with
the
announcement
of
the
national
and
sub-national
HIV
and
AIDS
estimates
and
predictions
for
2023.
It
revealed
that
334,095
individuals
nationwide
were
living
with
HIV/AIDS,
with
17,550
of
those
individuals
being
children
under
the
age
of
15.
The
newest
data
indicated
that
the
bulk
of
the
new
infections
were
identified
as
those
between
15
and
49
years
old,
the
economically
active
demographic.
It
also
showed
that
17,774
new
cases
of
HIV
infection
were
reported
nationwide,
with
1,698
cases
occurring
in
children
under
the
age
of
15
and
16,076
cases
in
individuals
above
that
age.
The
results
indicated
a
decline
in
new
infections,
AIDS-related
fatalities,
and
HIV
prevalence,
but
not
to
the
extent
needed
to
meet
the
predetermined
objectives.