Across three regions of Ghana, a quiet but measurable shift is underway: more young women are choosing to know their HIV status, and in doing so, they are drawing others toward that same act of self-knowledge. The Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project, operating through peer educators and community health nurses in Greater Accra, Eastern, and Ashanti regions, has reached 60 percent of its 2026 targets by mid-year — a figure that represents not just numbers, but the slow erosion of silence around a virus that thrives in it. In a country working to end AIDS as a public health threat, the proj
AGYW Project Drives HIV Testing Uptake Among Young Women in Ghana
The project addresses HIV prevention among vulnerable young women aged 15-24, with efforts to identify undiagnosed cases and prevent new infections.