It has been revealed that 7, 953 persons are living with HIV in the Upper East Region. The report has also shown that out of the 16 regions of Ghana, Upper East Region is the 11th highest affected region. This clearly shows that the region is negatively better than 5 other regions in Ghana.
Below is the Regional breakdown of persons living with HIV in Ghana 2020.
Ashanti 73, 245
Greater Accra 70,855
Eastern 47,866
Western 25,620
Central 24,881
Volta 20, 949
Bono 19,173
Bono East 14,273
Western North 10,619
Ahafo 8,405
Upper East 9, 753
Northern 6,941
Oti 5,877
Upper West 5,725
Savannah 3,135
North East 2,122
Out of approximately 30.8 million Ghanaian population, 346,120 are reported to be HIV positive with a new infection of 18,928 in 2020.
