At least three people in London with HIV have died after they stopped taking life saving drugs on the advice of their Evangelical Christian pastors.

The women died after attending churches in London where they were encouraged to stop taking the antiretroviral drugs in the belief that God would heal them, their friends and a leading HIV doctor said.

The late playwright and director of the National Theatre, Efo Kodjo Mawugbe who passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra last month, will be buried on today Friday, October 28 at the Osu Cemetery in Accra after a funeral ceremony at the forecourt of the State House. 

A wake-keeping was held from 7:00 pm to 12am for the late playwright at the National Theatre on Thursday. 

Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari has joined forces with his wife Menaye and her foundation Menaye Charity Organisation to create awareness and fight against the deadly disease HIV and AIDS as a way of marking the day. 

Today December 1 has been set aside by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation as World Aids Day, a day reserved for the creation of awareness of Aids. 

Travellers visiting poor and developing countries can get overwhelmed by poverty – specifically, by children on the street who are begging for money.

But there are ethical implications in handing over a few coins to a child in need. Experts and experienced travellers often refrain from such acts of kindness because ultimately, they may do more harm than good.