Seven Prostitutes In Colombo Detected As HIV Positives

Seven Prostitutes live in Colombo Suburbs have been identified as HIV Positives according to the National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Aids Control Programme sources.This is the fist time that  HIV infected  Prostitutes have been  detected in Sri Lanka.

According to the Director of  National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Aids Control Programme Dr.Nimal Edirisinha  there is a great risk of spreading HIV/AIDS within the society through these HIV Infected Prostitutes unless the people not protected themselves avoiding risky behavior.Aids Control  Programme has already taken measures to treat these prostitutes and make them 
aware how to avoid to Spread of the virus to others.