The government has called on corporate Ghana to take a more active role in the national fight against HIV as the country marked World AIDS Day 2025 on Monday, December 1.
In an official statement, the government noted that HIV continues to pose serious implications for productivity, workforce wellbeing, and long-term economic growth, making private-sector involvement essential to sustaining national progress.
Current national data shows that more than 334,700 people in Ghana are living with HIV. In 2024 alone, the country recorded 15,200 new infections and over 12,600 AIDS-related deaths.
Government outlined new measures to tackle the rising HIV burden, including Cabinet’s approval of a revised National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy to guide prevention, reduce stigma, and protect workers.
It also introduced a National HIV Response Sustainability Roadmap aimed at strengthening domestic financing and reducing dependence on external support.
This year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” calls for sustained political leadership, strong international cooperation, and human-rights-centered approaches to end AIDS by 2030.
The government also pointed to recent statistics showing that Greater Accra continues to record the highest number of people living with HIV, followed by the Ashanti and Eastern regions, which remain major hotspots in the national response.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
