Fear has gripped residents in Adeiso in the Upper West Akim District in the Eastern following the increasing rate of new HIV infections.
Rainbowradioonline.com has gathered that several individuals have tested positive for the virus and are on anti-retroviral drugs.
Benjamin Bediako, a licenced pharmacy operator in the area, told Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that several people who came to test for malaria ended up testing positive for the virus.
According to him, such reports were forwarded to the local disease control, and when the cases were confirmed, the majority of those involved tested positive.
“It is correct. Some people come to our labs to have their conditions tested. When people complain of body aches, we usually recommend a Malaria and typhoid test. However, the vast majority of them test positive for HIV. We turned in all of the reports to disease control. Several of them tested positive for the virus after another test.”
The situation is said to have created fear and panic among the residents in the area.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
