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Health Rights · Accra
UNAIDS warns the anti-LGBT bill will damage Ghana's HIV response
Criminalising identity and support work pushes people away from testing and treatment.
28 February 2024
UNAIDS responded to Parliament's passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill by warning about its consequences for health and rights in Ghana, including for the country's HIV programmes.
Clinics that serve key populations rely on trust. When the people who run them can be prosecuted for 'promotion', outreach stops, referrals stop, and people who need antiretroviral treatment disappear from the system.
Separately, UNAIDS has reported that reductions in United States funding are placing further strain on Ghana's HIV response.
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