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Religious, Cultural practices impede HIV/AIDS
prevention - Director
Amanase (E/R), Aug. 25, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr
Freeman Madzi, Executive Director of the Abibiman Sankofa
Cultural Movement (ASCUM), on Saturday said some religious
and cultural practices impeded the fight against HIV/AIDS.
He stated that some people had misinterpreted some religious
and cultural practices that accepted polygamy as a licence
to indulge in extra marital affairs.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Amanase in the
Eastern Region, he pointed out that such misinterpretations,
could promote the spread of HIV/AIDS.
He called on all voluntary organisations to help curb the
disease by enhancing the awareness of their communities
about gender-based dimensions of the disease.
Mr Madzi said HIV/AIDS was a medico-social problem that
needed a multiple approach to combat.
He urged the people to go for testing to know their HIV/AIDS
status adding: "Your life is incomplete if you do not know
your HIV status".
GNA
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