Around 1508 Estimated HIV Positives Living In Sri Lanka Yet To Be Identified-UNAIDS Rep.In Sri Lanka

The UNAIDS has estimated that around 3240 Persons living with HIV/AIDS are there in Sri Lanka  the UNAIDS Representative in Sri Lanka Dr.Dayanath Ranathunge has said.Out of these persons living with HIV/AIDS around 1732 have been identified and 1508 yet to be identified he has revealed.

Addressing a media seminar on HIV/AIDS held at UNAIDS Office in Colombo this morning Dr.Ranathunge has said that UNAIDS Office in Sri Lanka has targeted to eliminate HIV/AIDS from Sri Lanka by the year 2030 and HIV/AIDS Preventive Programmes are planned to achieve that target.

Sri Lanka is the number one country in South and South East Asia Region that completely prevent transmitting HIV/AIDS Virus from mother to child and last year alone around 8 HIV Infected Mothers gave birth to  Children without transmitting the virus to their 
  infants he has stressed.This success is achieved due to the free effective HIV Drugs and medical treatment given to  HIV Infected pregnant mothers  through the Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme of Sri Lanka Dr.Ranathunge has further said.