Ghana AIDS Commission raises concern over 1,300 applicants denied security jobs over HIV status

Dr Akanbong said the GAC required strong support from influencers, chiefs and queens, opinion leaders, the media, civil society actors, human rights activists, security services, and everybody towards addressing HIV-related stigma and discrimination.

It forms part of a nationwide series being held across the southern, middle, and northern zones to address stigma, discrimination and human rights issues associated with HIV and TB and being attended by legal practitioners, traditional leaders, law enforcement officers, educators, and civil society actors.

She noted that social exclusion discouraged vulnerable individuals to check and know their HIV status, and attributed stigma and discrimination to certain misconceptions and myths about HIV which ought to be tackled head-on.