2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Abstract

The year 2016 marked the beginning of implementation of the new HIV & AIDS National Strategic Plan 2016-2020 and Health Sector HIV Strategic Framework 2016-2020. In 2016, HIV prevalence amongst pregnant women attending Antenatal Care was 2.4% as against that of 1.8% in 2015 and 1.6% in 2014 (2016 HIV Sentinel Survey Report, April 2017). More persons living in Ghana got to know their HIV status in 2016 compared to 2015; a total of One Million and Forty Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty (1,040,430) out of target of two million, five hundred and seventy-six thousand, and fifty-five persons (2,576,055) were tested for HIV; giving a 40% coverage. Approximately 15% were males (153,958), 18% (184,091) were non-pregnant females and the remaining 67% (702,381) were pregnant women. Two thousand seven hundred and forty-eight (2,748) sites were providing PMTCT services by the end of 2016 compared to 2,325 in 2015. The number of pregnant women tested and counselled for HIV and who received their results was seven hundred and two thousand, three hundred and eighty-one (702,381); 18,116 (2.8%) were positive and 9,680 (53% of positives) were provided ARVs to Prevent Mother To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT). The number of pregnant women who got to know their HIV Sero-status represents 77% coverage of the annual Global Fund Performance Framework target of 914,357 and 62% of the year’s 1,132,332 expected pregnancies.