In Ghana’s central area, Assin Fosu is a town and a administrative center of Assin central municipal district. According to their test, the health director for Assin Fosu municipal indicated that out of 22 districts in the central area, Assin Fosu had the second -highest rate of HIV/AIDs cases.
According to the reporter, programs are being put in to educate and solve majority of issues surrounding the neighborhood hospital. This might be accomplished by doing test and giving pregnancy women and breastfeeding mothers who have contracted the sickness.
According to the medical health report, out of 6,308 people been tested, 117 have been contracted the disease (positive).Additionally, he revealed that 2,710 children between the ages of (10-19) in the local area have tested positive for the condition.
The reporter went on to state that, 282 teenage girls are pregnant in the area. From June they recorded about 382 cases of pregnant girls have now increased to 1,284 between June -September. The crisis is being prevented by local authorities in the area and the medical field. Additionally, parents should care for and counsel their children.
Story BY : BAFFOUR SARAH/Pinkfmonlinegh.com