National Population Council (NPC) se mmabun nyinsɛn ne Human Immune Virus (HIV) yareɛ a ɛka mmeranteɛ ne mmabaabawa no da so yɛ nsɛnnennen akɛseɛ ma Ghana mpuntuo.     

Wɔ Mmabun Nna ne Awoɔ Ho Akwahosan Nhyehyɛeɛ ne Ɔkasatia Ahyiamu Kɛseɛ a Ɛtɔ so Mmienu a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Nkran wɔ Yawoada no ase no, NPC Titenani Abadiakyire, Dr Nii Akwei Addo, de mmabun nyinsɛn ne HIV hawkɔ yi bataa ohia, amammerɛ ne aseta mu nneyɛeɛ bɔne, ne nsɛmma a ɛnteɛ ho.   

Dr Akwei kaa sɛ kwan a mmabun nnya nkɔ mpanyin ne nkumaa nkitaho a ɛfa akwahosan ho nhyehyɛeɛ mu ne asiane foforɔ a ɛbata dɛgetal mfididwuma ho no yɛ nneɛma foforɔ a ɛrema mmabun nyinsɛn ne HIV kɔ so trɛɔ wɔ mmeranteɛ ne mmabaabawa mu.    

“Mmabun nyinsɛn ne HIV yareɛ a ɛka mmeranteɛ ne mmabaabawa no da so yɛ nsɛnnennen akɛseɛ ma Ghana mpuntuo,” sɛnea ɔkaa no.   

Enti, Dr Akwei frɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a emu yɛ den a ɛka dwumadibea ahodoɔ pii bom, wɔnyɛ fie sika gu mu pii, na mmeranteɛ ne mmabaabawa nso nya kyɛfa a ɛmu wɔ dɛ wɔ ko a wɔreko tia mmabun nyinsɛn ne HIV no mu.    

Ɔkaa sɛ ɛse sɛ wɔyɛ ntɛm de nhyehyɛeɛ ne mmara a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw a wɔde ko tia ɔhaw yi yɛ dwuma.    

Ghana Health Service Family Health Division kwankyerɛfoɔ, Dr. Kennedy Brightson, a ɔreka 2022 Demographic Health Survey Report ho asɛm no, kaa sɛ nnipa miyon 7.8, a ɛyɛ pesɛnt 26 wɔ Ghana nnipa dodoɔ miyon 34 mu no, yɛ mmabun kuo.    

“Wɔ mmabun pesɛnt 26 no mu no, pesɛnt 15.4 a ɛyɛ hu kɛseɛ na wɔanya mmabun nyinsɛn,” sɛnea ɔkaa no.    

Ɔde dodoɔ a ɛkɔ soro yi bataa mfeɛ a wɔde hyɛ nna ase ntɛm ho, na ɔhyɛɛ no nsow sɛ mfeɛ a wɔyɛ nna a ɛdi kan no yɛ mfeɛ 17.4 ma mmaa na 17.2 ma mmarima.   

Wɔ HIV ho no, Dr Brightson kaa sɛ nkyerɛkyerɛmu kyerɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ mfeɛ 15 kɔsi 24 mu no na yareɛ no ka wɔn kɛse.    

Ɔkaa sɛ awofoɔ hwɛ ne nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛda hɔ fann na ɛyɛ kwan kɛseɛ a ɛbɔ ban firii ɔhaw yi ho, enti ɔfrɛɛ awofoɔ sɛ wɔne wɔn mma mmɔ nna ne awoɔ ho akwahosan ho nkɔmmɔ.   

Dr Brightson frɛɛ sukuu ahodoɔ sɛ wɔmfa akwahosan ho nkyerɛkyerɛ, akwankyerɛ ne afotuo di kan.   

NPC Ɔkwankyerɛfo Panyin a Wɔasisi no, Mrs. Angelina Osei Kodua-Nyanor, frɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den ne anammɔntutu a ɛka bom na ama mmabun ne mmeranteɛ/mmabaabawa nna ne awoɔ ho akwahosan ayɛ yie wɔ Ghana.   

Ɔhyɛɛ no nsow sɛ ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den ne ekuobɔ yɛ ɛho hia na ama wɔaduru ɔman no mpuntuo botaeɛ ne Sustainable Development Goals no ho.    

“Yɛn mmɔdenbɔ di mu nyinaa gyina asoɛeɛ biara kyɛfa a ɛmu yɛ den, boasetɔ ne biakoyɛ so,” sɛnea ɔkaa no.