On the MDG 6 target of combating HIV/AIDS, evidence shows that after a decline from a high of 3.2 per cent in 2006 to a low of 2.2 per cent in 2008, HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Ghana increased to 2.9 per cent in 2009 and dropped to 2.0 per cent in 2010.
HIV/AIDS is extremely serious in Ghana. The epidemic is so serious that it will have a profound impact on the social and economic development of the country well into the future. More than 90% of AIDS cause among persons between ages 15 and 40. AIDS deaths increase the number of orphans. The incubation period of about eight years between the time a person becomes HIV – infected to the development of the disease. AIDS is part of the problem in recognizing the special character of HIV/AIDS.