General News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018Source: Ghananewsagency.orgHealth National HIV and AIDS Research conference opensMrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of AviationRecent records shows that the rate of new HIV infections has dropped whiles the national prevalence rate stood at about two percent, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Aviation said Wednesday. The Minister who represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the opening of National HIV and AIDS Research Conference (NHARCON) said there was the need to sustain efforts to further reduce these figures to “Zero tolerance”. The conference was on the theme “Ending AIDS- Rethinking Practices for Maximum Impact”. The four-day Conference is the Fourth in the annual series, designed to stimulate critical thinking and decisions on strategic policies and programmes among key stakeholders, in order to address the serious bottlenecks facing the national HIV and AIDS response. Mrs Dapaah, called for a united effort by all stakeholders in curbing new HIV infections adding that in order to achieve the global long-term goal to end AIDS by 2030, there was the need to be innovative, collaborative and pragmatic in the national response to HIV and AIDS.

Source: GhanaWeb May 09, 2018 16:07 UTC