Children infected with HIV/AIDS Fest by Holy Family Hospital in Berekum.

BEREKUM HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL FEST HIV/AIDS CHILDREN.

The Berekum Holy Family Hospital in it's support to sustain HIV/AIDS in the Berekum Municipality of the Bono Region has held a party for children infected with HIV/AIDS disease.

Speaking with the Clinical Psychiatric Officer at the hospital, Mr. Eric Sarpong, he said that the hospital is doing it's best to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS which they have achieved at least 99% of their target but there is more to do to in their fight to bring the disease down in Berekum.

He added that the party was organized to bring some of the infected HIV/AIDS children together to celebrate with them and boost their moral with their parents who are surviving in the fight of HIV/AIDS virus.

He said the party is an annual activity to support the children and their parents. He called on patient infected with the disease should contact them for treatment.

According to him most people in Berekum are affected with HIV/AIDS and are keeping their status secret for treatment. In 2020, the HIV/AIDS department tested 4,285 people out of which 223 tested positive to the virus of which 355 are receiving treatment from the hospital.

Some of the children who have been infected with the HIV/AIDS through mother to child transmission expressed how they have cope with the virus as children.

A parent described HIV/AIDS as an undeadly as people perceive it to be and should not seek treatment from traditionalist, pastors and others since there is HIV/AIDS medicine available to those who are infected to it.

Story by Opamago Paparichy, Berekum

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