{
  "id": 10983817,
  "title": "HIV status cannot be used to deny employment under Ghana law – Ghana AIDS Commission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hiv-status-cannot-be-used-to-deny-employment-under-ghana-law-ghana",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/hiv-status-cannot-be-used-to-deny-employment-under-ghana-law-ghana-aids-commission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has reiterated that HIV status must not be used as a basis to deny anyone employment. Director-General of the Commission, Dr Kharmacelle Prosper Akanbong, said the protection is provided under the Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 (Act 938), which prohibits discrimination against people living with HIV in the workplace. Speaking on Konsulting Room 5 on JoyNews, Dr…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "HIV stigma discourages testing, prevention and treatment in Ghana – Ghana AIDS Commission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hiv-stigma-discourages-testing-prevention-and-treatment-in-ghana",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:53:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}