Health News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comGovernment raises concern as HIV infections increase by 21%Latest figures show that there has been a 21 percent increase in new infections across all agesThere are renewed concerns about the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS in the country as new infections have risen especially between 2010 to 2016. Latest figures show that there has been a 21 percent increase in new infections across all ages. “Between 2010 and 2016 new HIV infections have increased by 21 percent across all ages. The Minister was speaking for the President at the Ghana AIDS Commission’s fourth National HIV and Research Conference (NHARCON), which opened on Tuesday, May 8 and ends May 11. Among the leading institutions participating in the conference are the United States’ Military HIV Research Programme, and the Centres for Disease Control (CDC)- Atlanta.

Source: GhanaWeb May 09, 2018 06:22 UTC