Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, a presidential advisor on HIV/Aids, has said she is hopeful that President Akufo-Addo will soon consent to the Aids Fund to help fight the disease in Ghana.
Speaking with Kent Mensah on Sunday Night on Asaase Radio, Dr Blay Adu-Gyamfi said the country needs more money to fight HIV/Aids, and that, “We’ve talked about it [funding for Aids]. We need funding, and I hope very soon the president will consent to the Aids Fund because now money is not coming from outside.
“The Global Fund is there but that’s not sufficient for our needs. So, very soon, we shall be having the Aids Fund launched. I’ll be at the Presidency [to ensure] it’s launched quickly because he [the president] is the head of the Ghana Aids Commission.”
Antiretroviral drugs
She said there have been discussions in the past about producing antiretroviral drugs in Ghana.
“We’ve talked about it. In fact, we’ve approached some of these big pharmaceutical companies for it. When GIHOC had a pharmaceutical institution, I remember we talked to them.
“Now the big private ones like Kinapharma were approached and it was in the pipeline, but then COVID came …”
Dr Blay Adu-Gyamfi added, “But it is very imperative, now that we are even talking about COVID vaccines, that we should be talking about producing our own antiretroviral medication.”
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