The Egyptian ambassador to Accra participates in the World AIDS Day

Ambassador Imad Hanna, Ambassador of Egypt to Accra, participated in the resumption of the “World AIDS Day”, organized by the United Nations Joint Program for the Fight against HIV, in the presence of Amina Mohamed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, and of the heads and representatives of the UN regional offices and specialized international agencies in Ghana and a number of HIV infected and special needs children.

Hanna gave a speech on this occasion, in which she praised the role played by the United Nations in the fight against HIV and in preventing discrimination, calling on African societies to show solidarity in tackling this virus and also inviting those who are affected to challenge the disease and live with it in a way that allows them to be active individuals in the societies to which they belong.

In her dialogue with participants, Hanna discussed Egypt’s unique experience in fighting AIDS, in partnership with the United Nations Joint Program for AIDS Control, adopting a serious plan to eradicate the virus by 2030. , through the intensification of programs and efforts for effective surveillance and awareness of counseling centers for people with disease and tests.

He also referred to Egypt’s participation in the United Nations program which seeks to coordinate joint efforts to ensure prevention of the AIDS virus, which aims to achieve a three-zero national commitment: zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination against the infected and zero disease-related deaths, as well as providing social support groups and sessions. Therapeutic and medicinal education for the infected and their families with the aim of a good understanding of the disease and ways to deal with it, as Egypt ranks among the countries in the world least affected by the virus. In their conversations with the ambassador, the participants praised Egypt’s efforts in fighting the virus and improving public health of citizens through what they are pursuing with the state’s initiatives in this regard.