The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed‑Mubarak, has disclosed that approximately 1,300 applicants tested positive for HIV during the recent security services recruitment medical screening. He made the revelation while appearing before Parliament’s Assurances Committee on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
According to the Minister, the diagnoses were detected at the medical assessment stage, but authorities refrained from directly informing applicants without proper counselling. Instead, those disqualified were provided with contact details to seek clarification and access support services.
“In the recent recruitment, we had about 1,300 who tested positive for HIV. Can you imagine sending someone their result without counselling? That’s not the procedure. The person has to go through orientation,” Muntaka explained to the committee. He added that applicants needed to be informed about their health conditions so they could seek appropriate care, noting that some of the conditions identified during the screening are manageable or treatable.
“Some of the things that we realised are treatable. People need to know and then also get treatment so that subsequent recruitment they could join,” he said. The Interior Minister further disclosed that the medical screening also detected other conditions, including hepatitis B, cardiac-related issues, mental health conditions, previous major surgeries and drug-related concerns.
He encouraged applicants who were unsuccessful in the recruitment process to request their medical results, saying knowing their health status could help them take timely steps towards treatment or management. “It may be something minor, it may be something major. Whichever it is, if you get to know, it will be of great interest to you,” he added.
Source: Isaac Appiah Kubi
