Twenty HIV Positives With Risky Behaviour Found As Donated Their Blood To National Blood Transfusion Service-Their Blood Has Been Later Removed

Twenty HIV Positives with risky behavior pattern  had found as donated their blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service last year(2015)  and their blood had been removed soon after the tests confirmed that they are HIV Positives  according to the Consultant Epidemiologist  attached to National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sriyakanthi Benaragama .

Sex workers ,Male to Male Sexual contacts and Drug Users were among these HIV Positives who have donated blood last year  hiding their risky behavioral status Dr.Beneragama has stressed.However as the  National Blood Transfusion Service maintains a good blood testing techniques managed to identify these HIV Positives who were in their window period of the disease  she has stated while addressing a Media Seminar held this morning(22) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo regarding World AIDS Day.

People with risky behaviors should think several times before donating blood to National Blood Transfusion Service and should fill the form provided prior to the blood donation with correct facts to avoid any difficult situation like this Dr.Beneragama has said. 

Every year one or two HIV Positives identify after donating blood like this but this is the first time that a large number of HIV Positives were found within a year that donate blood she has further added.

Sri Lanka's National Blood Transfusion Service rated as Best in South Asia.