{
  "id": 5343955,
  "title": "Sekondi-Takoradi records 152 new HIV infections in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sekondi-takoradi-records-152-new-hiv-infections-in-2025",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:24:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sekondi-takoradi-records-152-new-hiv-infections-in-2025/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) reported 152 new HIV infections in 2025, bringing the total number of people living with the virus in the city to 4,198. This makes Sekondi-Takoradi the district with the highest number of HIV cases in the Western Region, with 23,548 people affected out of a total of 337,435 nationwide. Among these, 21,922 are children under 15 years old, while 315,513 are adults aged 15 and above. The Western Region accounts for 7% of Ghana's total HIV cases, ranking fifth among the country's regions.\n\nAt the opening of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metro HIV and AIDS Stakeholders’ Review Meeting, Metropolitan Chief Executive Frederick Faustinus Faidoo expressed concern over the high number of new infections. Faidoo called for renewed commitment and collective action from all stakeholders to address the issue. The meeting aimed to review HIV-related activities, assess progress, identify challenges, and share experiences to improve intervention effectiveness, coordination, and sustainability.\n\nThe Ghana AIDS Commission's 2025 National and Sub-national HIV and AIDS Estimates Report revealed that Ghana had a total of 337,435 people living with HIV, with 23,548 in the Western Region. Greater Accra had the highest number of people living with HIV, followed by Ashanti, Eastern, and Central regions. The STMA recorded the most cases in the Western Region, followed by Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Prestea-Huni Valley, and Wassa Amenfi East.\n\nActing Technical Coordinator Francis Anthonio urged the community to make informed decisions about their sexual behavior to reduce HIV and AIDS-related deaths. He highlighted Ghana's goal to eliminate new infections by 2030, emphasizing the need for improved strategies and sustained action. Joseph Kingsley Eshun, Vice Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union in the Western Region, emphasized the importance of using behavioral change communication tools to educate vulnerable young people and save their lives. Educationist and counsellor Josiah Kwofie called for a revolutionary approach to curb the spread of HIV infections.",
  "summary": "The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) says it recorded a total of 152 new HIV infections in 2025.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sekondi-Takoradi records 152 new HIV infections in 2025",
    "4,198 people living with HIV in the city",
    "Sekondi-Takoradi has highest HIV cases in Western Region"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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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."
}