By Alex Ababio
Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, presidential advisor on HIV/Aids and a former Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, has stated she fears there could be a pandemic on HIV/Aids soon.
Dr Blay Adu-Gyamfi said she is perturbed that the media has consigned the issues of HIV/Aids to the fringe.
Dr Blay Adu-Gyamfi made this assertion when she was speaking
with Kent Mensah on Sunday Night on Asaase Radio,. According to her “HIV/Aids continues to be a problem facing mankind . With COVID now, we don’t for a moment even catch wind of HIV/Aids by any means. I’m certain we will have a major pandemic very soon; in light of the fact that we don’t know about it [HIV/Aids]. Individuals are not being careful of it … individuals need continuous education on HIV.
“HIV/Aids can’t be cured. You can smother it … when you are positive, you are positive till you bite the dust,” adding that individuals need to extremely mindful about the infection and avoid potential risk.
She asked the media to consistently educate the general population about HIV/Aids since the disease is still common in the country.
Dr Blay Adu-Gyamfi said the nation needs adequate financing to battle HIV/Aids, adding, “We’ve discussed it [funding for Aids]. We want subsidizing and I trust exceptionally soon the president will agree to the Aids store since now cash isn’t coming from outside.
“The Global Fund is there yet that is not adequate for our necessities. So very soon we will have the Aids funds launch. I’ll be at the Presidency to ensure it’s launched immediately on the grounds that he the president is the head of the Ghana AIDS Commission.”
Antiretroviral drugs
She said there were conversations in the past for the development of the antiretroviral drugs in the country.
“We’ve discussed it. As a matter of fact, we’ve moved toward some of these big pharmaceutical organizations for it. At the point when GIHOC had a drug organization, I recall that we conversed with them.
“The big private ones, as Kinapharma were drawn approached and it was in the pipeline, however, at that point COVID came… But it is exceptionally basic, now that we are in any event, discussing COVID vaccination , we ought to discuss producing our own antiretroviral medicine.”
Anti-gay- bill
On the counter gay bill presently in Parliament, she said she is exceptionally confident that Parliament will make the right decision.
Dr Blay Adu Gyamfi said: “Don’t bring religion into everything… Don’t be holier-than-thou.”
She added: “One is careful discussing these things… We are too extreme while censuring specific individuals… the issue regarding homosexuality is there, Ghanaians need to discuss it.”
“We really want to discuss it. Try not to be an ostrich … I trust Parliament will make the wisest decision and not bring religion into it. We want to make the right decision; those individuals [homosexuals] are cherished by God … “