Jordan suspends recruitment of Ghanaians after 30 test HIV positive

                        

Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some of the workers tested positive for HIV/AIDS.

The decision is aimed at preserving the health of the public and households that hire domestic helpers from Ghana, Hatem Azrui, the spokesperson of the Jordanian Ministry of Health, told The Jordan Times.

Around 30 Ghanaian domestic helpers tested positive for HIV in the first seven months of this year, according to the ministry.

The Ghanaian domestic helpers with HIV are between the ages of 20 and 40.

“Those were tested in Ghana before coming to Jordan. They brought health certificates with them proving that they are free from HIV and other diseases, but we conducted our own tests to make sure,”