The Ghana AIDS Commission says its 2025 HIV projected figures released this year show that about 23,000 people are currently living with HIV in the Western Region, with an estimated three new infections recorded every day.

Speaking to Channel One TV in Sekondi during an HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Review Meeting, the Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Antonio Francis, said although there has been a slight decline in the rate of new infections, he cautioned that failure to reduce new HIV infections through a combination of effective treatment and multiple prevention measures could undermine Ghana’s goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

“Per the 2025 HIV estimates and projections which were done by the Ghana AIDS Commission and the report came out this year, we can say that for the Western Region, we have roughly 23,000 plus people that we estimate are living with the virus in the region.

“If you look at the rate of new infections, it has reduced slightly from somewhere around 992 persons newly infected with HIV.

“What this means is that, if you should do a further breakdown, it means that every day we are getting at least three people getting infected in the region.”