The figure reveals as of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLHAs) in the region, 8,481 of them were females and 2,727 males.

Mr Emmanuel Obeng-Hin­neh, the Bono Regional HIV Coordinator of the GHS, who disclosed the figures, added that, however, all PLHAs were currently on treatment.

He was speaking at a stakeholder meeting in Sunyani organised by the Bono Regional office of the Technical Support Unit of the Ghana AIDS Com­mission (GAC) in collaboration with the Bono Regional Coordi­nating Council.

The meeting sought to iden­tify gaps and opportunities to strengthen the Regional HIV re­sponse and provided a common platform for the stakeholders to share, identify and find lasting solutions to challenges and well strategise to improve HIV preven­tion, treatment, and care.

Mr Obeng-Hinneh also high­lighted the Viral Load (VL) testing trend on HIV, saying out of the 9,791 clients eligible for test, 8,177 samples had been taken, with 6,270 tests conducted.

“The VL testing coverage was 64 per cent with 88 per cent VL suppression rate,” he stated.

 Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC urged the stake­holders to continue to support the Commission to effectively respond to the HIV trend in the region.

He stressed the GAC’s commitment to support NGOs to undertake HIV preventive measures and programmes in order to help stem the spread of the disease.