Western Region Records Three New HIV Cases Daily
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Western Region Records Three New HIV Cases Daily, 23,000 Living With the Virus
New data from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) paints a sobering picture for the Western Region. More than 23,000 people are currently living with HIV in the region, and on average, three new people are being infected every single day.
These figures come from the 2025 HIV estimates and projections report, released by GAC earlier this year. And while the overall picture shows a slight improvement in new infection rates compared to previous years, health officials say the daily transmission numbers still point to a serious public health challenge.
The data was broken down publicly by Antonio Francis, the Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, while speaking to journalists in Sekondi during an HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Review Meeting.
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, Francis said.
Looking specifically at new infections, Francis noted that the numbers have eased somewhat from previous peaks, which had sat around 992 new cases annually. But when he broke that figure down further, the daily reality became clear.
If you look at the rate of new infections, it has reduced slightly from somewhere around 992 persons newly infected with HIV, he explained. 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.
Even with the modest improvement, Francis was clear that this isn’t a moment to ease up. He stressed that without a real push to drive new infections down further, through a combination of effective treatment and stronger prevention efforts, Ghana risks falling short of its broader national goal: eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
