More than 95% of the HIV/AIDS Patients identified
annually in Sri Lanka got the disease through unprotected sexual activities according to the Director of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage.
If the society has informed the need to avoid unprotected sexual activities it will help to minimize the spreading of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka Dr.Liyanage has stated while addressing a Media Briefing held last evening (11) at Hotel Ramada in Colombo regarding "Stripping Off Obstacles for HIV Prevention :Achieving Triple Zeros in 2030".
Addressing the event Dr.Prageeth Premadasa the Senior Registrar In Venereology attached to National STD/AIDS Control Programme has revealed that since the begining of spreading HIV/AIDS around 88 million people in the globe have been infected with the disease upto now and 35 million died due to the disese by making HIV/AIDS virus as the number one killer virus amongst the viruses.
When giving awareness on HIV/AIDS amongst high risk groups in the country like MSM's ,Drug Users and Beach Boys most of the non governmental organizations working on HIV prevention activities ate not providing their support to reach the awareness message to these groups Dr.Janaki Widanapathirana the consultant community physician attached to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme has stated.
If the society has informed the need to avoid unprotected sexual activities it will help to minimize the spreading of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka Dr.Liyanage has stated while addressing a Media Briefing held last evening (11) at Hotel Ramada in Colombo regarding "Stripping Off Obstacles for HIV Prevention :Achieving Triple Zeros in 2030".
Addressing the event Dr.Prageeth Premadasa the Senior Registrar In Venereology attached to National STD/AIDS Control Programme has revealed that since the begining of spreading HIV/AIDS around 88 million people in the globe have been infected with the disease upto now and 35 million died due to the disese by making HIV/AIDS virus as the number one killer virus amongst the viruses.
When giving awareness on HIV/AIDS amongst high risk groups in the country like MSM's ,Drug Users and Beach Boys most of the non governmental organizations working on HIV prevention activities ate not providing their support to reach the awareness message to these groups Dr.Janaki Widanapathirana the consultant community physician attached to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme has stated.
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