FREE HIV TEST FOR ALL
Communities within the Accra Metropolis would soon have HIV test for free right at their door steps, say Free Africa Foundation
The chief executive officer of the Free Africa Foundation, Mr. Nii Yahaya Futa said this in an exclusive interview with this reporter.
He noted that youth within the metropolis could not know their HIV status; this exercise would help them in the right direction. This, he said, would sensitize the youth in the dangers incurred.
“We intend to show a video documentary on HIV/AID patients and the cause and how one can protect or abstain from sex”, he said.
He therefore, reminded the youth of the 1980s, and said there was nothing like HIV virus or pandemics in the system, since one could find it difficult to go into pre marital sex.
It was early 1990s when people began to have knowledge on information technology, and internet began to spring up.
He took a swipe at the western style of dressing, and said that due to the era of ICT and the type of material been made public on our TVs and Internets contributed to the down fall of our traditional values.
He said Western countries neglected Africa continent for long decade, leaders of the continent hard to knock on their doors for help.
This has also contributed heavily to the migration young people from Africa to seek a greener pastures in Europe, America and the Asia.
Some of these young men passes through the meditarian sea and finally to European land. This did not auger well to the European Commission, certain measures had to put in place to prevent illegal immigrants on the European territorial waters.
“The economic situation in Africa is very bad and the young people can not even find job let alone to find a better place to live”, he added.
Free Africa Foundation was established in 2000 to educate the general public on sexual reproductive health, conflict resolution and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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