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<\/a><\/p>\nVice President John Mahama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
VICE-PRESIDENT John Mahama has cautioned the youth to desist from patronizing commercial sex workers in view of the high prevalence rate of HIV\/AIDS among prostitutes across the country.<\/p>\n
He said it was a very risky behaviour for the active group of the nation to patronize the services of these sex workers who were among the vulnerable groups with a prevalence rate above 20 percent.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a ceremony to mark World AIDS Day in Obuasi, the Vice-President stated that in recognition of both the impact of HIV on the youth and the potential of the youth to significantly contribute to reducing new HIV infections, the nation chose the sub-theme; \u201cThe role of the youth\u201d in addition to \u201cGetting To Zero\u201d theme adopted from the global vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur gathering here is a public demonstration of our renewed commitment to the collective effort to respond to HIV and AIDS and to care for those infected and affected by this disease in a stigma-free environment,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n
Mr. Mahama said \u00a0whilst general knowledge levels among young people in Ghana remained relatively stable across the gender divide, comprehensive knowledge of HIV had been found to be low \u2013 thus 28.3 percent of females and 34.2 percent of males.<\/p>\n
\u201cFindings from a situational assessment on HIV and young people in Ghana commissioned by the GAC in 2011 indicate a low uptake of HIV Testing and Counselling Service (HTC). This affects the response in many ways as knowing one\u2019s status is considered as a critical entry to treatment, care and support services as well as HIV prevention,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n
According to Vice-President Mahama, the assessment also revealed that there was a low personal risk perception of HIV infection among young people.<\/p>\n
Dr. Angela El-Adas, Director General of Ghana AIDS Commission, pointed out that the theme; \u201cGetting To Zero\u201d was an ambitious task, but not overly so and therefore required implementing the country\u2019s well-designed, evidence-based and results-oriented National Strategy and making adjustments as appropriate.<\/p>\n
She said the focus of this strategy was on reducing new HIV infections by 50 percent in the next five years, with elimination of mother-to-child transmission of the disease.<\/p>\n
According to her, Ghana was among five countries in the sub region whose HIV prevalence declined by more than 25 percent between 2001 and 2010 among young people.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeclines in new HIV infections are also being spurred by changes in sexual behaviour, particularly in young people, as people reduce their numbers of sexual partners, increase condom use and are waiting longer before becoming sexually active,\u201d the AIDS Commission Director General quoted from the 2011 World AIDS report released by UNAIDS.<\/p>\n
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