Health News of Saturday, 29 September 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgSkills development is key to reducing HIV/AIDS among girls - First LadyMrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, First LadyFirst Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for education and skills development programmes to empower young girls and women to enable them engage in income generating activities. This, she said, would make girls and women better informed to take decisions about their sexuality saying “being empowered will help women and adolescents make wise choices to help them ‘stay’ free from HIV”. The OAFLA meeting held on the side-lines of the 73rd UN General Assembly discussed the “Free to Shine” campaign which was launched in January this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Ghana, according to the 2016 HIV Sentinel Survey report, the National HIV Prevalence amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic was 2.4 per cent. Mrs Akufo-Addo said research indicates that there are 300 new HIV infections daily worldwide and this includes infections among women, adolescents and youth.

Source: GhanaWeb September 28, 2018 18:33 UTC