NEWS / EVENTS
HIV Counseling and Testing
There is increased knowledge among young people on HIV/AIDS, but there is no corresponding behaviour change among most of them. The youth do not perceive personal risk to HIV/AIDS and information received is not personalized and internalized to cause behaviour change. In spite of increase knowledge among youth on HIV, the infection continues to increase hence the need for HIV counselling and testing among key population in the Kwabre East Municipal Assembly. WHF in collaboration with Kwabre East Health Management team were able to conduct HIV counselling and testing for 85 key population to enable them know their HIV status and prevention HIV infection among them. Psychological and post counselling were provided to enhance the activities. A total of 1,154 pieces of both male and female condoms were distributed to the participants during the exercise. As a result of this activity some LGBT community members were tested and counseled on HIV and now know their HIV status and practice safer sex. The counselling and testing activities have improved most of LGBT people health conditions.