Ms Olivia Graham, Ashanti Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), has expressed worry over the increasing cases of HIV infection in the region.
Ashanti region currently has over 66,000 cases of HIV infections, with less than 50 percent of the infected persons undergoing the Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment, despite the availability of the treatment.
Ms Graham made this known to the Ghana News Agency during an interview on the sidelines of a free multiphasic health tests organised by the GAC to mark the World AIDS Day in the Ashanti Region.
The multiphasic health screening exercise held at the Kejetia market in Kumasi included an HIV test, blood sugar level test, Blood Pressure (BP) test, and Body Mass Index (BMI) check.
