Wa, July 30, GNA - Ghana's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 1.7 in 2004 to 2.7 of women aged 15-49 and 77 of women and 33% of men aged 15-49 had comprehensive knowledge about HIV.
Mad Quartey said in view of this a national HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Policy as well as a national HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework were developed to further educate the public.
She said a five-year Strategic Plan of Work from 2006 to 2010 had also been developed.
Although the government had been doing well to support the health sector there was still the need to increase its resource allocation towards health issues especially that of children, Mad Quartey said.
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