Ghana faces $300m funding gap in HIV elimination by 2030 - AIDS Commission boss

The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has stated that Ghana would require $300 million annually to achieve its HIV/AIDS elimination target by 2030.

According to Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, with the current inflows, the country will take 50 years to meet its targets.

Dr. Kyeremeh gave the assurance that the Commission is working on some funding analysis to address the gap, as reported by 3news.com.

“The analysis clearly shows that from now till the year 2030, donor funding may not rise. This points to the fact that government’s contribution to the program must increase significantly. Annually, $300 million for the AIDs program alone. And so, if we must have that amount of money, then we’ll be able to achieve the target. Otherwise, it will take us, if the status quo as it must remain now, more than 50 years to even achieve those targets,” he said.

Ghana's National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan seeks to reduce new infections and AIDS deaths by 85%, as well as eliminate mother-to-child transmission.

The strategy ensures that prevention, testing, and treatment are given as a comprehensive package through standard models of differentiated services, to ensure that groups, communities, and individuals receive tailor-made services that meet their specific needs.

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