Strategic Information Management Operational plan for NSACP Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka (2010)
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Sri Lanka is experiencing a low level HIV epidemic. The current HIV prevalence is less than 0.1%. It is reported that 1196 HIV positive cases were are living in Sri Lanka and out of them 202 were initiated on ART. The Govt. of Sri Lanka has developed a National Strategic plan 2007 – 2011 to maintain the low level of the epidemic among both high risk and general population. Download this publication |
UNGASS Country Progress Report: Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka (2006)
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The first case of HIV/AIDS in a Sri Lankan was reported in 1987, however the first indigenous transmission of HIV was reported in 1989. The National Working Group on HIV Estimates convened by the National STD/AIDS Control Programme(NSACP) estimates that people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) as 4500 by end 2005 with a range of (1200 – 9300). Adult prevalence is estimated to be 0.04%. |
Report on HIV Estimates and Projections 2009, Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka (2010)
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The first HIV infection in Sri Lanka was reported in 1987. Since then, a total of 1196 HIV infections and AIDS cases have been cumulatively reported in the country. There has been a steady increase in the number of reported cases over the years, in part due to the increase in HIV testing facilities and the availability of antiretroviral treatment. |
Mapping Key Populations for HIV Prevention in Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition Sri Lanka (2010)
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Mapping of most-at-risk populations in Sri Lanka, a precursor to effective prevention interventions, was conducted by the National STI/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP), Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition (MoHN), Sri Lanka, through financial assistance from the World Bank, UNAIDS and UNFPA. Technical support for the work was provided by the Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba. |
Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS, 2008 Update: Sri Lanka. UNAIDS and WHO (2008)
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Global surveillance of HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a joint effort of UNAIDS and WHO. The UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS and STI Surveillance, initiated in November 1996, is the coordination and implementation mechanism for UNAIDS and WHO to compile and improve the quality of data needed for informed decisionmaking and planning at national, regional and global levels. Download this publication |
Report of the 2009 Survey - HIV Sentinel Sero - Surveillance Survey in Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka (2010)
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Surveillance, the eyes and ears of public health, provides information through which public health programes can act effectively and efficiently. Controlling and preventing diseases based on information collected through surveillance requires action. |
UNGASS Country Progress Report: Sri Lanka. National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka (2006)
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The first case of HIV/AIDS in a Sri Lankan was reported in 1987 and the first indigenous transmission of HIV was reported in 1989. The National Working Group on HIV Estimates convened by the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) estimates the current burden of decease as between 4700 (low) to 7200 (high). |
Fact Sheet on Young People and HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka. WHO (2006)
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Young people aged 10 to 24 years constitute 28% of Sri Lanka’s total population of 19.1 million. The majority of them fall in the adolescent age group (10-19 years), comprising 19.7% the population1. HIV prevalence among those between 15 and 24 years of age was estimated to be 0.02% among males and 0.03% among females. |
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data in Sri Lanka, National STD/AIDS Control programme, Department of Health Services (2011)
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This document is the 2011 second quarter update to the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data in Sri Lanka. Prepared by the National STD/AIDS Control programme, Department of Health Services. |
HIV Sero Prevalence Study among Inmates of Welikada Prison, National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka (2011)
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Prisoners tend to be among the most marginalized and discriminated against populations in society due to the concentration of people such as injecting drug users (IDUs) and sex workers, among whom HIV prevalence is much higher than in the general population. Incarceration may be the only point of contact with the healthcare system for many in this transient and often inaccessible population. Given the high prevalence of HIV and the public health impact of undiagnosed infection on both the individuals and the communities they return to, HIV testing within prisons and jails is critically important. With the risk of transmission highest among the untreated and undiagnosed when viral loads are high, as well as the demonstrated decrease in risk behaviours after diagnosis, testing for HIV has both individual and public health benefits. HIV prevalence in prisons is often significantly higher than in the general population. While most prisoners living with HIV contract their infection outside the institutions before imprisonment, the risk of being infected in prison through sharing of contaminated injecting equipment and unprotected sex is great, and contributes to |
