MS Tamara Aku Dzormeku, "Ms Malaika 2008", has called on stakeholders in the fight against HIV and AIDS to adopt more effective mechanisms to keep the prevalence of the disease down.
She said interactions with the public indicated that most of them were aware of the period between the infection and the manifestation of the disease and so were not enthused about its spread.
Ms Dzormeku made the appeal in Accra, on Wednesday, in a statement to mark World AIDS Day, as part of her campaign against the disease, dubbed "The right to live campaign".
"The right to live campaign" is an HIV/AIDS oriented project, which is aimed at educating the public on the dangers of the spread of the disease and helping to intensify the promotion of safety measures that would ensure healthy sexual live styles.
It also aims at sensitizing and correcting public perception about people living with the disease and to help fight the issue of stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with the disease.
Ms Dzormeku emphasised that, studies had showed that those at the higher risk of contracting the disease were commercial sex workers and advised people to be cautious of long distance truck drivers, homosexuals and multiple sex partners, since they are vulnerable and stood the risk of getting the disease.
She said even though government and its partners fighting the scourge had done a lot, there was still more room for improvement, to ensure that the disease was totally eliminated from the country.
She called on all Ghanaians to unite in the fight against the disease saying, "I wish all Ghanaians would recognise the World AIDS Day as such and reflect on the consequences that the disease would impact on Ghana and Africa as a whole."
She emphasised on abstinence, condom use and faithfulness, which were some of the means of curbing the disease.
Ms Dzormeku appealed to all well wishers to support "The right to live campaign", so that it would achieve its aims and objectives.
Ms Dzormeku had earlier organised educational and Voluntary Counselling
and Testing campaigns on HIV/AIDS as well as interacting with students of the Cape Coast Municipality.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) and its partners in fighting the disease is supporting "The Right to Live campaign", and would roll out a VIP/celebrity endorsement on television, where HIV and AIDS messages would be delivered to Ghanaians.