A study has revealed that HIV positives are at risk of committing suicide 36 times more than that of normal persons due to the stigma and discrimination they have faced from the society.
As HIV/AIDS is no longer considered as a deadly disease due to the highly effective drugs and treatment available for the disease lead a HOV/AIDS patient to live around 70 years , there should be a full stop to the stigma and discrimination against these patients the director of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage has stated.
Addressing a Media Briefing held at Hotel Ramada last Friday (11) evening on "Stripping Off Obstacles For HIV Prevention:Achieving Triple Zeroes In 2030 Dr.Liyanage has stressed that make awareness on HIV/AIDS amongst the high risk groups in the country is essential when minimizing the spreading of the disease .
Addressing the briefing Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has stated that although 4200 persons in the country are estimated as living with HIV/AIDS virus only 1000 out of them are identified as receiving treatment for the disease."We should work for other 3200 persons living with the virus too to receive treatment "he has stressed.
As HIV/AIDS is no longer considered as a deadly disease due to the highly effective drugs and treatment available for the disease lead a HOV/AIDS patient to live around 70 years , there should be a full stop to the stigma and discrimination against these patients the director of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage has stated.
Addressing a Media Briefing held at Hotel Ramada last Friday (11) evening on "Stripping Off Obstacles For HIV Prevention:Achieving Triple Zeroes In 2030 Dr.Liyanage has stressed that make awareness on HIV/AIDS amongst the high risk groups in the country is essential when minimizing the spreading of the disease .
Addressing the briefing Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has stated that although 4200 persons in the country are estimated as living with HIV/AIDS virus only 1000 out of them are identified as receiving treatment for the disease."We should work for other 3200 persons living with the virus too to receive treatment "he has stressed.
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