NAHSAG President hits hard on World AIDS Day Celebration...

As the world celebrates the first ever Global Health day which started in 1988 (World AIDS day), The President of the National Health Students Association of Ghana, BMS Amoakohene Frank, has raised serious concerns as to why resources are mainly only spent on celebrating World AIDS day when it seems the world is gradually losing the battle against HIV/AIDS on the face of the number of individuals catching the infection every now and then.

“I really do appreciate the effort of

all stakeholders over the years towards the course to combating HIV/AIDS but
I honestly don’t see the need why the world will spend huge sums of money on one day in the name of fighting HIV/AIDS and go back into hibernation until another year comes?"
Why is our focus only shifting to only 1st December as a day to fighting HIV/AIDS?

"Who said the battle against AIDS is a one day affair? I can count the number of HIV/AIDS events/Activities that took place within the year.  Is that How Ebola was defeated? Was there anything like Ebola Day? NO! Because every day was Ebola Day and I expect that every day be a day to fight HIV/AIDS not just 1st December."

“Why will we keep Condoms, Test Kits and other resources and exhibit them mainly on 1st December because it is world Aids Day. Condoms should be made available everyday everywhere, Test Centers should be made available, and Media awareness should be on every day.  If possible, testing for HIV/AIDS should be made compulsory for every individual if we really mean business in getting to Zero as a Nation or as a world”.  He stated.

These and many other precautionary measures were shared by BMS Amoakohene Frank as he explained the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS on the Socio-economic development of Ghana and the world at Large.