The 2025 National HIV Estimates and Projections released by the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has disclosed that Ghana has recorded a significant reduction in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths.

Presenting the estimates in Accra on Monday, July 20, the Director for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RM&E) at the GAC, Isaiah Doe Kwao, within the same period, new HIV infections declined from 16,189 in 2024 to 13,951 in 2025, while AIDS-related deaths also decreased from 13,429 to 12,051.

According to him, the achievement is the result of sustained investments in HIV testing, treatment, and care services across the country.“Ghana’s HIV response is making progress, but we still have more work to do to reach epidemic control and ensure that no one is left behind,” Mr Kwao said.The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that an average of 42 new HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infections were recorded daily among adults and children across the country.According to the Commission’s 2024 National and Sub-National HIV Estimates and Projections, a total of 334,721 people were living with HIV in Ghana. Out of this figure, 105,460 were males, representing 31.5 percent, while 229,261 were females, accounting for 68.5 percent.The Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, who disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, said the data provided crucial insight into the scale of the epidemic and guided effective planning.He revealed that 15,290 new HIV infections were recorded in the country, comprising 4,987 males, representing 32.6 percent, and 10,303 females, representing 67.4 percent.Mr. Bimbilla also noted that AIDS-related deaths stood at 12,614, consisting of 5,445 males and 7,159 females. He said approximately 229 deaths were prevented each week through the provision of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) services.Providing a regional breakdown, he said the North East Region recorded the lowest HIV population with 1,717 cases, while Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Eastern recorded the highest figures of 77,821, 63,159, and 44,792, respectively.He added that seven regions, Ahafo, Upper East, Northern, Upper West, Oti, Savannah, and North East, each recorded HIV populations below 10,000.According to him, HIV prevalence was highest in the Bono Region with 2.22 percent, followed by the Eastern Region with 2.08 percent and Ahafo with 1.88 percent, while the North East Region recorded the lowest prevalence at 0.43 percent.He further indicated that five regions, Oti, Upper East, Savannah, Northern, and North East, recorded prevalence rates below 1.0 percent. Mr Bimbilla stated that the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Eastern regions also recorded the highest number of new HIV infections, with 3,436, 2,997, and 2,019 cases, respectively. In comparison, the North East Region recorded the fewest cases, with 97.Eleven regions, including Bono, Volta, Bono East, Western North, Ahafo, Upper East, Northern, Upper West, Oti, Savannah, and North East, recorded fewer than 1,000 new infections.Commenting on the trend, Mr. Bimbilla described the decline in HIV prevalence, new infections, and AIDS-related deaths as a positive development, which he attributed to the growing uptake of ART services.He expressed optimism that the downward trend would help Ghana achieve epidemic control and urged continued efforts in public education, testing, and access to treatment to sustain progress toward eliminating HIV and AIDS.