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.
 

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Fifty Fourth International Congress Of "Medicina Alternativa "Inaugurated At BMICH,Colombo

The

54th World Congress of "Medicina Alternative" which brings together more than one hundred delegates around the world who are representing complementary medicines had been inaugurated  yesterday. (21), evening at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo under the patronage of Minister of Tourism John Amarathunge.

The Congress which will be held until this Thursday ,(24) at BMICH  is organized by International Open University for Complementary Medicines.

A Ceylon Holistic Center  which provides  traditional medicinal treatments including accupuncture,traditional medicinal massage  and aroma therapy was inaugurated yesterday at thimbirigasyaya in Colombo  prior to the inauguration of the Congress  .

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Police Have Arrested Four Persons With Firearms In Galle

Police have arrested four persons with firearms in

their possession today (21)at Karandeniya area in Galle District (In Southern Province).

The four suspects were arrested regarding their  involvement in  robberies and various kinds of illegal activities in the area according to Police.

A Stock Of 1050 Buried National Identity Cards Recovered From Ambalanthota

A stock of  1050 National Identity cards buried in a

reserve irrigation land at Nuga Sevena area in Ambalanthota have been recovered today (21) by a group of persons while cutting sand in the area through a backo mechine for a maintanance work .

The stock of buried National Identity Cards have been stored in green colored plastic bags according to the sources.

After being informed on the incident through Grama Sevaka the stock of recovered National Identity cards  have been  taken into custody by Ambalanthota Police .
Ambalanthota Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.