Director of the STD/AIDS Control Program, Dr Sisira Liyanage said that this year’s World AIDS Day is commemorated under the theme, Test today.
He said a special event is being held in Batticaloa today, Tuesday, to mark this day.
According to the STD / AIDS Control Programme, four people are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS each week in Sri Lanka.
Director to the programme, Dr Sisira Liyanage said that 20-25 people die annually due to AIDS.
He added that around 1800 people do not know they carry the AIDS virus.Dr Sisira Liyanage further noted that having unprotected sexual relations is the main cause for the increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in this country.
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