The National Network of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana (NAP+) has revealed that its members have not yet seen or received the antiretroviral medications from Team Port that have been cleared.

The health ministry announced that the drugs have been cleared and distribution is in progress, but Elsie Ayeh, the president of NAP+, claims that the drugs have not yet been distributed.

In an interview with Ghanaweb, she recalled calling National AIDS Control to ask why there was a delay; she was not given a specific time for the medication to be distributed.

"They have just been cleared from the port, it hasn't yet reached us. There has to be some allocation made before the distribution gets to us. They are doing the allocation and it will move on to wherever it has to go but it hasn't," she said.

Reacting to the number of days it takes for the drugs to reach the affected persons, she said "I don't even know. Sometimes, they tell us it's already gone and it's not there. So for me, I can't spell it out."

She, however, added that the members of NAP+ are waiting patiently for the antiretroviral drug allocation and distribution.

"All our members are on standby so that, immediately it hits any facility, they let us know. Yes, we've heard it (distribution of drugs), but whether it will actually happen is something else," Elsie added.

On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Ministry of Health made an official announcement that they had successfully resolved the issue of stalled antiretroviral drugs at the Team ports, which was caused by a lack of funds.

As per the ministry's press release, the clearance of these drugs took place on Friday, October 13, 2023. The statement also confirmed that the distribution of these crucial antiretroviral medications was already in progress.

In an effort to gain further insight into the delay, GhanaWeb attempted to contact the National AIDS Control for their perspective. However, their calls went unanswered.