The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has rejected as false reports circulating in the media that suggested about 60 per cent of applicants who underwent medical screening during a recent recruitment exercise tested positive for HIV. The military described these claims as “fake news” and urged the public to ignore them entirely.
In a press statement issued on January 25, 2026, Captain (Naval) Veronica Adzo Arhin, the Acting Director General of Public Relations for the Ghana Armed Forces, said the medical screening process for recruits is still under way and that no official medical results have been released or declared. She said the social media and online reports are misleading and have no basis in fact.
“The medical process is ongoing and no results have been declared as at now,” the statement said, underscoring that the recruitment screening has not produced any official conclusions about applicants’ health status.
The Ghana Armed Forces also indicated that steps are being taken to identify those responsible for the spread of the unfounded reports. The statement described the claims as mischievous and harmful, with the potential to undermine public confidence in the recruitment process.
In addition to dismissing the claims, the Armed Forces cautioned media practitioners — especially bloggers, vloggers and content creators — to verify their information before publication and to exercise professionalism in reporting matters related to national security and public institutions.
At this time the Armed Forces has not provided details on when the medical screening process will be completed or when results might be publicly announced, beyond affirming that no results have been disclosed.