REDUCING HIV INFECTIONS - BOLGATANGA MUN. ASSEMBLY & GHS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AUGUST 20, 2026

The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Roland Atanga Ayoo has stated that, issues relating to HIV/AIDS constitute a serious matter to the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly and that, the Assembly will continue to collaborate with the Ghana Health Service and contribute in both financial and other forms, to help reduce the rate of infections in the Municipality.

Hon. Roland A. Ayoo, Bolga MCE
The MCE commended residents who voluntarily come forward and present themselves to the health workers to undergo testing to ascertain their HIV status. He remarked, “Those who will know their status will also know the direction to go and if you test positive, that is not the end of life, there are drugs you will take to sustain your life”.

He was addressing members of the public this Thursday (August 20, 2026) at the Bolgatanga main lorry station, where he launched some carefully-produced HIV/AIDS public awareness radio jingles as part of strategies adopted by the Assembly and the Municipal Health Directorate, geared at drastically cutting down the rising numbers of HIV infections in the Municipality.

Hon. Ayoo entreated the youth of the Municipality to drop the attitude of chasing extravagant lifestyles as a result of peer pressure which at the end, endangers their lives as some often indulge in trading sex with multiple people for gain.

Alhaji Alhassan Lawal, Mun. Health Dir.
In his remarks, Bolgatanga Municipal Health Director, Alhaji Alhassan Lawal revealed that, available records show a rising trend in HIV infections in the area as the first half of 2026 has already registered some 157 new infections as against 155 for same period in 2025. He observed that, the Bolgatanga Municipal area continues to be among hotspots for HIV infections because of its metropolitan nature and the fact that, it is the centre of the Upper East Region.

Alhaji Lawal further observed that for a while now, sensitization on HIV/AIDS has been on the low leading to the alarming increasing infections and thus, called on all stakeholders including the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, the media and health sector NGOs to double their efforts and intensify public awareness creation and other related HIV/AIDS activities to constantly remind the public of prevention methods and how to seek care-management, should one contract the virus.

Members of the public readily patronised the testing
The Health Director noted that since infected people do not immediately present signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS, the public should cultivate the habit of periodic voluntary mass testing for it is only when knows their status that one can exercise caution and as well, go for early treatment and management of the disease in order to reduce the risk of the HIV virus multiplying in their system to cause AIDS.

He commended the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive and Management of the Assembly for readily assisting the health directorate to produce and launch the campaign jingles and hoped such collaboration and partnership continue in the fight against the disease. He also advised the youth against rampant use of emergency contraceptives which only prevent pregnancies but not HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. He rather preached condom use which plays the dual role of stopping unwanted pregnancies and the contraction of diseases during sex.

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