The Ghana Aids Commission has introduced a programme aimed at preventing a spread of the HIV\/AIDS disease among the disabled.<\/p>\n
The Commission is currently engaging persons with disability for the preparation of a strategic plan which would include them in the national response to HIV\/AIDS, to step up its prevention.<\/p>\n
Ms Golda Asante, Head of the Eastern Regional Technical Support Unit explained that the project is\u00a0aimed at achieving behavioral change among persons with disability living with HIV\/AIDS with the specific objective of promoting abstinence, the practice of safe sex and condom use among such persons, while also bringing health services closer to them.<\/p>\n
Ms Asante said the project is receiving funds from the GAC which is also sponsoring the Federation of Persons with Disability to organize some HIV\/AIDS interventions for their members in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions.<\/p>\n
In an interview on the sidelines of the workshop, most of the participants who hailed the project as a very positive step said though much has been achieved at the national level as regards HIV\/AIDS prevention, the same cannot be said for the disabled.<\/p>\n
They spoke of the exposure of some disabled persons to sexual exploitation of one kind or the other increasing their susceptibility to sexually-transmitted infections including HIV\/AIDS, but some sufferers due to their physical challenges, are unable to access appropriate health care, which exacerbates the already dicey health conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cA policy to compel public health institutions to engage sign language professionals at all health facilities to assist in the two-way communication between health service providers and those with hearing impairment for better healthcare provision, would be most welcome\u201d one of them not wanting to be known said.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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