A new study from researchers at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has found that nearly one in three babies born to HIV-positive mothers in Ghana contract toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that can cause severe, long-term health complications if left untreated. The study, conducted at KNUST’s UniversityContinue Reading
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start deliveries of Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir on that timeline, said Hui Yang, head of supply operations at the GlobalContinue Reading
The Network of Persons Living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is strongly urging the incoming Mahama administration to prioritise their needs by eliminating import taxes on antiretroviral medications. Earlier this year, people living with HIV in Ghana faced a severe shortage of life-saving drugs, as containers of medications were stuckContinue Reading