The District Chief Executive for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Mrs Nkrumah Aboah, has appealed to Ghanaians not to stigmatize and discriminate against people living with HIV and AIDS
because this could speed up their (victims) death
She said such people should be assisted.
Mrs Aboah was addressing a durbar at Breman Asikuma as part of activities to mark World AIDS Day celebration in the district.
The programme organised by the district Assembly was under the theme "Universal Access and human right".
As part of creating awareness to the people during the celebration, some heads of department, teachers and assembly members joined school children in a float with brass band music through the principal streets of Breman Asikuma.
She advised the people in the district not to take the HIV/AIDS for granted.
At the durbar 40 people were given free screening and voluntary counselling.