Ghana recorded 17,774 new HIV infections in 2023
Data from the 2023 national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimates and projections showed 17, 774 people- 6,457 males and 11, 317 females- became newly infected with HIV in that year. The number comprises 4,869 youth between 15 and 24, 1,698 children under 15, 1,520 adolescents between 10 and 19, and 16,076 adults above 15. … The post Ghana recorded 17,774 new HIV infections in 2023 appeared first on Asaase Radio.
Data from the 2023 national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimates and projections showed 17, 774 people- 6,457 males and 11, 317 females- became newly infected with HIV in that year.
The number comprises 4,869 youth between 15 and 24, 1,698 children under 15, 1,520 adolescents between 10 and 19, and 16,076 adults above 15.
Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, director general of the Ghana AIDS Commission who disclosed this in Accra on Wednesday (19 June), said that the projection showed a 14.8% decrease in new infections between 2013 and 2023
“The data indicates that Ghana has not been able to achieve its annual target of a 17% reduction in new HIV infections in the last ten year,” he said.
According to the projections, 334,095 people in Ghana—115,891 males and 218,204 females—were living with HIV in 2023.
Last year, there were 17,550 children under 14, 16,381 adolescents between 10 and 19, 33,245 young adults between 15 and 24, and 316,545 adults aged 15 and up who were living with HIV.
The data showed that the HIV population increased by 9% between 2013 and 2023 and was expected to increase by 6.8% by 2030.
Similarly, the projections show that 12,480 Ghanaians died from AIDS related illness in 2023.
Dr. Atuahene said that despite the availability of treatments that prevent the disease’s progression and the deaths it causes, mortality due to AIDS continued to occur when it should not.
He said Ghana and the rest of the world are dedicated to reaching the 95-95-95 targets, which set goals such as having 95% of people living with HIV aware of their status, 95% of those receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) attaining viral suppression, and 95% of those receiving ART knowing their status by 2025.
Dr Atuahene said Ghana achieved 65.3% for the first 95 targets in 2023, 69.4% and 89.0% respectively for the second and third targets.
Most of the people infected or living with HIV in the country are between the ages of 15 and 49, and they are also an economically active population.
He emphasised that stopping the AIDS epidemic in the country should be a key priority for everyone.
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