About 1,300 applicants in recent security recruitment tested positive for HIV — Muntaka

The revelation comes days after the minister announced that more than 6,000 applicants were disqualified from the same recruitment exercise after failing drug and mental health assessments, highlighting the stringent medical and psychological screening standards being applied by the security agencies.

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak says about 1,300 applicants in a recent security services recruitment exercise tested positive for HIV, explaining why medical screening results are not sent directly to candidates Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has disclosed that about 1,300 applicants in a recent recruitment exercise into Ghana's security services tested positive for HIV during mandatory medical screening.

Appearing before Parliament's Assurances Committee, Muntaka said the government deliberately does not send medical screening results directly to unsuccessful applicants because doing so could cause severe emotional and psychological distress, particularly for individuals diagnosed with life-changing conditions such as HIV.