American HIV/AIDS activist in Ghana

Miss Hydeia Broadbent, a 17-year old African-American girl living with HIV/AIDS has arrived in Accra, to share her experience and sensitise Ghanaians on the disease.

Hydeia, an HIV/AIDS advocate has educated people living with the disease all over the world on how to lead normal life. The HIV/AIDS victim, who acquired disease at the age of five said she would organise workshops on the awareness and prevention of the disease. She advised the youth to abstain from sex and redirect their energy towards productive ventures to make them useful to the country.

Ms Christine Churcher, Minister for Basic and Girl-child Education, who was at the Airport to welcome her said the youth in Ghana have been monitoring her outreach programmes on Television talk shows and called on all and sundry to co-operate with Hydeia in her mission,

Also at the airport to welcome her were Mr. Budu Smith Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Miss Universe, Miss Precious Asare. While in the country, Hydeia would call on President John Agyekum Kufuor and the U S Ambassador, visit parliament and attend a National Students durbar at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).