Ghana is recording steady progress in its fight against HIV, with national projections indicating that new infections and AIDS-related deaths are continuing to decline.
The latest 2025 National HIV Estimates and Projections show that new HIV infections fell from 16,189 in 2024 to 13,951 in 2025, representing a significant reduction within one year.
AIDS-related deaths also declined from 13,429 to 12,051 over the same period, a reduction of nearly 14 per cent.
The figures were presented in Accra on Monday by Mr Isaiah Doe Kwao, Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC).
He attributed the progress to sustained investments in HIV testing, treatment and care.
Mr Kwao said although Ghana’s HIV response was producing positive results, further efforts were needed to achieve the target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
The estimates indicate that 337,435 people of all ages are currently living with HIV in Ghana.
This includes 315,513 adults aged 15 years and above and 21,922 children below the age of 15.
Among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years, an estimated 19,528 people are living with HIV, while 33,317 young people aged 15 to 24 are living with the virus.
Dr Kharmacelle Akanbong, Director-General of the GAC, said preventing new infections remained at the centre of Ghana’s HIV response.
He said every new infection added to the number of people requiring lifelong treatment and care.
According to the projections, new HIV infections could fall further to about 6,430 by 2030, while AIDS-related deaths could decline to approximately 4,893, provided prevention, testing and treatment programmes continue to improve.
“Epidemic control means new infections and AIDS deaths must continue to come down. There should ideally be no new infections, although that is difficult to achieve. The objective is to reduce them to the lowest possible level,” Dr Akanbong said.
The report also showed a continued decline in adult HIV prevalence among people aged 15 to 49 years.
The prevalence rate dropped from 1.79 per cent in 2015 to 1.40 per cent in 2025 and is projected to fall further to 1.18 per cent by 2030.
Dr Akanbong attributed the downward trend largely to improved access to antiretroviral medicines, earlier treatment initiation and better retention of patients in care.
He, however, warned that Ghana needed to intensify efforts to identify people living with HIV who had not yet been diagnosed.
He also called for sustained public education, expanded HIV testing and uninterrupted access to life-saving medicines.
The Director-General said continued cooperation among government institutions, development partners, healthcare workers and communities would be critical to sustaining the gains and achieving the global goal of ending HIV and AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
