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Dzidzor’s confession exonerates us - AIDS C’ssion

The former AIDS Ambassador sparked a nation-wide controversy in 2014 after she revealed she was not HIV positive.

 

The Ghana AIDS commission has indicated that the confession of Former AIDS ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah has exonerated the commission of any wrongdoing in relation to her eligibility to have participated in various campaigns five years ago.

The development dented the image of the Commission as it was seen as using a non-HIV person for its HIV 'Heart to Heart' campaign.

The situation also turned the donor community against the commission as it was being investigation for alleged fraud.

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In a recent open letter to President Mahama, Former AIDS ambassador, Dzidzor Mensah is demanding compensation from President John Mahama following services rendered for a Ghana AIDS commission campaign five years ago.

According to her, she was asked by President Mahama who was then the vice president to engage in an AIDS campaign but just a year into the project, the Director General of the AIDS Commission, Dr Angela El Adas, terminated her contract.

She said the situation left her homeless and is therefore demanding compensation from President Mahama who according to her, was the Chairman of the AIDS Commission at the time.

But, in a response, the GAC in a statement said: "GAC states categorically that it has never received a petition from Ms. Joyce Mensah requesting payment of any compensation allegedly due her. As a Public Entity, the GAC may only consider requests that are formally received, based on their merits and demerits. Ms Mensah is hereby advised to formally submit a petition to GAC for consideration."

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