Friday, June 14, 2019

Sri Lanka To Receive Validation Certificate On Eliminating Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV And Syphilis

Sri Lanka is due to be received the
validation certificate on eliminating Mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis from the World Health Organizatuon (WHO) this year according to the Sexually transmitted Diseases(STD) /National AIDS Campaign.

A high level World Health Organization team of experts is due to visit Sri Lanka this August to inspect the Sri Lanka's achievement on eliminating Mother to child transmission of HIV and Syphilis Virologist attached to the campaign Dr.G.Weeeasinghe has stated during a media Seminar held at Health Promotions Bureau today (14)in this regard.

All pregnant mothers here are being Tested for HIV/Aids in view of preventing Mother to child transmission of the disease he has stressed.

Since  2011 HIV Positive mothers who had been  treated in  STD Campaign clinics given birth to children without transmitting the virus to their children it has been revealed.


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