The Nationwide President of the Ghana Community of Individuals Dwelling with HIV, Elsie Ayeh, has disclosed that there’s a scarcity of antiretroviral medicine (ARV) within the nation in the intervening time.In line with Elsie Ayeh, the looming shortage of antiretroviral medicine (ARV) is as a result of over 200 containers with 8.9 million mattress nets and different consumables are nonetheless caught on the port, which dangers expiration.“If this continues, it might result in a rise within the prevalence price of HIV in Ghana, a rise in morbidity and mortality for individuals dwelling with HIV, and a rise within the total price of HIV administration in Ghana,” she mentioned.Talking throughout a debriefing and dissemination of the HIV SELF-TEST report by the worldwide fund, the Basic Secretary of the Nation Coordination Mechanism (CCM) of the worldwide fund, Samuel Hackman, referred to as on the Finance Ministry to right away grant tax waivers for the clearance of anti-retroviral medicine and different medical tools and consumables on the port.Final yr, the Minority in Parliament additionally referred to as on the Finance Ministry to grant tax exemption waivers for the speedy clearance of anti-retroviral medicine and different medical tools and consumables on the port.In a launch signed by the Rating Member on the Well being Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh learn: “The Minority in Parliament finds it an unconscionable gross dereliction of responsibility that authorities officers within the Ministry of Well being and the Ministry of Finance will depart, since July 2023, donated containers of HIV anti-retroviral medicine on the ports, creating unnecessary shortages for individuals dwelling with HIV.”On the debriefing, the Supervisor for Well being Product Administration at International Fund, Eric Nyiligira, disclosed in an interview with GHOne Information’ Obed King Gaglo that the shortcoming of the Ministry of Well being to clear the over 200 containers from the port could have an effect on the connection with International Fund.Nonetheless, the Director-Basic of the Ghana AIDS Fee, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, blamed the federal government’s lack of ability to clear antiretroviral medicine on the port in 2023 on clearing costs.This was after the minority demanded that the federal government difficulty the required tax exemption to make sure the speedy clearance of antiretroviral medicine and different medical tools and consumables presently on the nation’s ports.