The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has reported that over 23,000 people in the Western Region are currently living with HIV. The region is seeing an average of three new infections every day. These statistics are based on the 2025 HIV estimates and projections report released this year. Although there has been a slight decline in the overall rate of new infections, the daily transmission rate remains a significant public health concern.
During an HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Review Meeting in Sekondi, Antonio Francis, the Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, provided a breakdown of the data for the region. “According to the 2025 HIV estimates and projections conducted by the Ghana AIDS Commission—released this year—we estimate that over 23,000 individuals are living with the virus in the Western Region,” stated Francis.
He also addressed the trend of new cases, noting a small decrease from previous peak figures. “The rate of new infections has reduced slightly from about 992 new cases per year,” he explained. “This means that, on average, at least three people are becoming infected every day in the region.”
Despite this modest reduction in total annual infections, Francis cautioned against complacency. He stressed that without aggressive efforts to decrease new transmission rates through effective treatment and comprehensive prevention measures, Ghana’s goal of eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 could be jeopardised.
