First lady to launch Free-to-Shine campaign today



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Health News Thursday, January 24, 2019

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2019-01-24

Rebecca Akufo Addo Blue First lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo is expected to launch the Free-to-Shine campaign today, Thursday, January 24, 2019, in collaboration with the Ghana AIDS Commission in Accra.

The Free-to-Shine campaign aims to improve access to quality antenatal care services, including HIV testing, antiretroviral therapy for HIV positive testing, and ongoing monitoring of mother and baby. .

The launch focuses on the theme: Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission: The Key to a Generation Without HIV and the Preservation of Living Mothers.

In 2017, UNAIDS appointed Ms. Akufo-Addo as Prime Minister's Ambbadador to Ghana for Advocacy for HIV, Eliminating HIV Transmission from Mother to Child and Rescue mothers to achieve the goals of UNAIDS 90-90-90 for 2020.

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