Notwithstanding a critical effort made in Ghana's response to HIV/STIs in the country, partners at an research discourse on the disease believe there is need to increase up based mediations, increment subsidizing for research and reinforce community-led initiatives.
Last year, Ghana celebrated key achievement in 20 years starting from the introduction of the Anti-retroviral therapy into the nation highlighting the expectancy in the daily routine hope of people living with HIV while mother to child transmission has diminished.
Yet, regardless of these huge accomplishments, there are concerns a few people are not strictly taking their ART while others living with the infection are not yet on the ART.
Every one of these has informed the critical requirement for supported endeavors to propel research, grow preventive measures, and enliven mindfulness.
At an research discourse to see what has been done, celebrate the achievement and manufacture forward, the featured subject matter speaker, Dr Patrick Kuma - Aboagye underlined the need to focus on preventives as the mainstay of the nation's strategies.
"Prevention remain the best and supportable method for end this pandemic. As a country, we should put resources into high-influence prevention strategies, from pre-openness prophylaxis to expanded admittance to condoms and safe sex education. Prevention, nonetheless, is critical, and maintainable prevention including community education and strengthening, Dr Kuma - Aboagye said.
That's what he added, "We should make it an aggregate liability to shield the youthful age from the gamble of contamination. For this, I ask our accomplices and partners and government organizations to proceed with their help, yet additionally grow interest in creative preventive methodologies. Allow us likewise to join our mindfulness and recharge our networks."
As per him, "After some time, the perceivability of HIV mindfulness has reduced, and lack of concern has sneaked in, and the battle against HIV requests we reestablish energy and carefulness. This discourse series is a fundamental stage for enlivening public mindfulness and assembling networks to dispense with shame and falsehood. It is likewise time for a public development, one that urges each Ghanaian to be watchful, informed, and dynamic in their battle against HIV."
He additionally noticed that plans are in progress to lay out two new exploration communities in Western North and the Savannah locales to support the quantity of examination places in country.
"Lovely people, at long last, we want more examination. Furthermore, we want it now. Research drives development, and advancement will drive the way towards the finish of the scourge. We should be tireless in investigating new and better ways of forestalling, treat, and eventually kill HIV in Ghana. This implies that we need to fortify our examination foundation. Furthermore, I should say, Ghana has been pursuing laying out two new focuses in Western North and Savannah to support the quantity of exploration places we have," Dr Kuma-Aboagye said.
"Lovely people, at last, we want more exploration. Furthermore, we really want it now. Research drives advancement, and development will drive the way towards the finish of the pestilence. We should be persevering in investigating new and better ways of forestalling, treat, and at last kill HIV in Ghana. This implies that we need to fortify our examination foundation. Furthermore, I should say, Ghana has been pursuing laying out two new focuses in Western North and Savannah to help the quantity of examination places we have," Dr Kuma-Aboagye said.
"We should likewise uphold our specialists and put resources into concentrates on that will address our most squeezing questions. Specifically, we should zero in on privately determined examination to guarantee that our methodologies are custom fitted to our particular setting and the necessities of our kin," he recommended.
The Projects Director for the Public Guides and STI Control Program, Dr Ayisi Addo is worried that shame and segregation endure against people living with the infection.
''Instruction should be increased and mindfulness made. Why are individuals being oppressed still? We want to understand what the worries are from individuals wo have would not be on the Craftsmanship. So the exploration is vital to the country's reaction that is the reason we are here. We should take a gander at our victories, what we have done and where we want to grow research. Subsidizing is likewise another issue we really want to see," he said.
Ghana kept north of 17,000 new HIV diseases in 2023 as per the Ghana Helps Commission.