By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Sunyani, (Bono), Oct. 20, GNA – The MIHOSO International Foundation, a health-centered Non-Governmental Organisation has distributed 200 pieces of HIV/AIDS Oral-quick test kits to some vulnerable population at Penkwasi and New-Dormaa in the Sunyani Municipality.
Additionally, the foundation distributed 1,008 condoms among the populace to help contain the spread of new infections of HIV in the area.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of the distribution exercise, Mr Thomas Benarkuu, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the MIHOSO, said the exercise was in line with the Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET) “HIV Self-Test Kit Distribution” campaign.
He explained that the campaign sought to strengthen community awareness and thereby help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Sunyani Municipality.
Mr Benarku explained that the foundation started the distribution exercises on October 14, 2025, aiming to ensure that many of the vulnerable population in the Sunyani Municipality access the condoms and the oral test kits to enable them to check their HIV/AIDS status personally.
He said with support from some dedicated volunteer volunteers, the foundation was also undertaking community outreach sessions and campaigns to encourage open discussions about HIV, addressed community concerns, and deepened awareness and commitment to ending HIV transmission.
HIV is fast spreading in the Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital, with new infections registering alarming figures.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) sentinel survey puts the municipality’s HIV prevalence at 3.8 percent, higher than the national sentinel survey average.
GNA
Edited by Linda Asante Agyei