The Sri Lankan Country Office of the Joint United Nations Programme On HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) will be closing it's office with effect from tomorrow(30) as per the directives of UNAIDS headquarter in Geneva,Switzerland the Country Manager of Sri Lanka's UNAIDS Office Dr.Dayanath Ranathunge has announced today(29).Accordingly all operations and programmes related to HIV/AIDS implemented by UNAIDS Office in Colombo will be ended from tomorrow and all the measures in relation to HIV/AIDS will be managed through relevant national stakeholders Dr.Rantahunge has further stated.
The UNAIDS Office in Colombo will be closed due to a lack of funds received to carrying out it's operations and programmes it has been reported.
Small Note-Would like to pay tribute to the outgoing UNAIDS Country Manager in Sri Lanka Dr.Dayanath Ranathunge and His Officers for all the support they have given to the Sri Lankan Media Personal over the past year regarding providing information related to HIV/AIDS and acting as a facilitator during conducting interviews with HIV Positives.
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