Around Nine Persons in Sri Lanka are being infected with HIV/AIDS Virus per week and Four new HIV Positive Cases are being reported per week according to the Director Of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)/AIDS Campaign Dr.Sisira Liyanage.Although Sri Lanka has been rated as a low prevalence country in the world on spreading HIV/AIDS there's a great risk of spreading the disease rapidly in the local society due to the increasing number of unprotected sexual behaviors Dr.Liyanage has stressed.
Around 69% of the HIV/AIDS Positives reported from Sri Lanka Annually have been contacted the virus through heterosexual relationships he has said.However the HIV Infection amongst Male to Male sexual contacts are on the increase Dr.Liyanage has further said.
As this year's World AIDS Day theme is "Test Today" Dr.Liyanage has requested from those who are having unprotected sexual behavior to go for a test immediately to check whether they are infected with HIV/AIDS Virus or not.
This year's World AIDS DAY which falls on 01st Of December is due to be commemorated in Batticloe (Eastern Province)by Ministry Of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine along with National STD/AIDS Campaign.
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