EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG

Monday, October 26, 2015

One Hundred Seventy HIV/AIDS Positives Have Been Reported From The Island During January To September 2015

One Hundred Seventy HIV/AIDS Positives have been reported from island during the period January to September this year and 65% of them were men according to Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases /AIDS Campaign Dr.Sisira Liyanage.

Men are at the risk of contacting HIV/AIDS Virus more than women due to their sexual relationship with both men and women Dr.Liyanage has said.

Around 95% of the HIV/AIDS Positives reported this year up to now have been contacted the virus due to heterosexual behavior and 4% have been Mother To Child Transmissions.Around 1% have been contacted the virus due to Injecting of Drugs he has stressed.

According to the latest statistics of National STD/AIDS Campaign there are 2241 Cumulative HIV Positives in the country at the end of September this year.

Dr.Liyanage has revealed these facts during the Press Briefing held today(26) at UNAIDS Sri Lanka Office in Colombo.

"PLACE D 'ANVERS,PARIS" A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR ITALIAN ARTIST FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI(1841-1917

THIS ATTRACTIVE LANDSCAPE PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI.

President Sirisena Is Due To Tour Thailand On 01st Of November

President Maithripala Sirsena is due to Tour Thailand on 01st of November according to Government Information Department.

President's Tour to Thailand is at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan -O- Cha and he is due to hold bilateral talks with Thai Government according to reports.

POPULAR SINHALESE SONG SUNG BY DAYARATNA PERERA

Lional Fernando Had Resigned From Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka

Lional Fernando One of the Four Commissioners appointed to Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka recently had resigned from his post today(26) citing personal reasons.

He along with four others have been appointed to the Human Rights Commission on 21st of October.Dr.Deepika Udugama has been appointed as head of the Commission.