The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as untrue recent media reports claiming that about 60 per cent of applicants who underwent medical screening for military recruitment tested positive for HIV.
In a press release signed by the Acting Director General of Public Relations, Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, GAF clarified that the information being circulated is false and should be completely disregarded.
The statement explained that the medical screening of applicants is still in progress and that no results have been released or confirmed at this time, contrary to the claims currently circulating in the media.
“The medical process is ongoing and no results have been declared as at now,” the statement stressed.
The Armed Forces further indicated that steps are being taken to identify and trace the originators of the report, describing it as mischievous and misleading.
The GAF also issued a caution to media practitioners, particularly bloggers, vloggers and content creators, to exercise professionalism by verifying information before publication.
“The Ghana Armed Forces once again urges media practitioners especially content creators and bloggers/vloggers to be circumspect and crosscheck their facts before going to press,” the statement added.
Below is the full statement
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SOURCES:The Ghana Report
