HIV/AIDS situation in New Juaben still gloomy

Koforidua, Dec. 20, GNA - Nana Akawsi Adjei-Boateng, the New Juaben Municipal Chief Executive, has painted a gloomy picture for HIV/AIDS in the New Juaben Municipality and said all hands should be on deck to curb the spread of the virus in the municipality. He said despite interventions, the municipality's prevalence rate of 6.4 per cent, as against the national average of 4.7 per cent, is the highest in the country.

Nana Adjei-Boateng said this when he addressed the New Juaben Municipal Assembly at Koforidua on Tuesday.

"Efforts being made in the municipality to help reduce the spread of the virus will not yield the desired results if the people do not change and adopt positive life styles."

He said it was time all stakeholders in the municipality came together to strategize and formulate effective measures to contain the problem.