Nharcon 2023

Public health threats such as covid-19 continue to have catastrophic impact on the most vulnerable communities around the world and threatens progress made in mitigating the impact of HIV and TB globally. This creates a gap in the fight to mitigate the impacts on lifesaving HIV and TB programmes, leading to fragile health systems being overwhelmed. Even under the threat of public health emergencies, we must not relent in our goal for an AIDS free Ghana. It is imperative for the continent to rely on the dynamics of recent scientific advances, on a plea that will respond to a mobilization of internal and endogenous resources.

The convening of the National HIV and AIDS Research Conference (NHARCON) in Accra, Ghana in April 2023 presents an opportunity to highlight the diverse nature of Ghana’s HIV epidemic and the unique response to it.