Security recruitment: HIV status alone cannot disqualify applicants - Ghana AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission raised concerns on Wednesday, July 8, on Joy FM's Midday News that disqualifying applicants from employment based on their HIV status could breach the Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 (Act 938). John Eliasu Mahama, Director of Policy Planning at the Ghana AIDS Commission, stated, "The HIV status of a person shall not constitute a reason to refuse employment to that person, except where an employer can show that the employment in question requires that the employee must be in a particular state of health or medical or clinical condition."
His comments followed public concerns over reports of applicants being disqualified in a security recruitment process after testing HIV positive. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak stated that about 1,300 applicants in the recent security services recruitment exercise tested positive for HIV during mandatory medical screening. This informed the government's decision not to send medical results directly to unsuccessful applicants, but instead provide contact details for them to voluntarily follow up, receive counselling, and access further information in line with international health guidelines. Mr. Mahama stressed that developments in medical science should influence employment and recruitment policies.
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