{
  "id": 767846,
  "title": "HIV prevalence among drug users in Ashanti Region hits 6.6% – NACOC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hiv-prevalence-among-drug-users-in-ashanti-region-hits-6-6-nacoc-767846",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:13:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/hiv-prevalence-among-drug-users-in-ashanti-region-hits-6-6-nacoc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has raised concern over the high HIV prevalence among people who use drugs in the Ashanti Region. According to him, HIV prevalence among people who use drugs in the region stands at 6.6%, compared with the national prevalence rate of 1.4%. Major […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}