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Out of 71,000 people living with HIV/AIDS throughout the country who need drugs only 6,000 are receiving anti-retroviral drugs from 32 health facilities.The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Professor Sakyi Awuku Amoa said by July 2007, 50% of all district hospitals will be prepared to administer the drug.Professor Awuku Amoa was speaking at a workshop for selected people from the private sector and radio stations in Accra.More than 50 participants from all over the country attended. Professor Awuku Amoa explained that the drugs are so sensitive that not all doctors and health centres are allowed to administer them.He said though a lot is being done to curb its spread of the disease it is still a menace.Anti-retroviral drugs should not be seen as the solution to the spread of the disease but prevention and control.Professor Awuku Amoa said this year a lot of attention will be given to the youth, women and girls as they are more vulnerable. He therefore urged the media to champion the crusade.The Monitoring and Evaluation Co-ordinator at the AIDS Commission, Emmanuel Larbi urged the participants to develop and implement workplace programmes such as condom distribution to reduce the spread of the disease.Topics treated include the National HIV and AIDS Research Agenda and Ghana HIV Stigma Reduction.
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