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A child plays with the flame of candles during a candle light vigil to commemorate World AIDS Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last Tuesday. According to ILO’s office in Sri Lanka, the country has an estimated 4,500 people living with HIV/AIDS. The actual prevalence may be higher and the number of new infections has shown an increasing trend. Although the HIV prevalence is low, the vulnerability to an escalation of the incidence of HIV infection is high due to factors such as large youth population, internal and external migration, tourism, increase in sexually transmitted infections, low levels of condom use, drug use, displacement of people due to conflict etc. The seriousness of HIV/AIDS risk to the world of work is evident from the fact that 90 percent of infections have been reported from 20-49 years of age group, the economically most productive segment – Picture AP |
Activity on JKH and Distilleries
Bourse holds its ground at end of trading week
Sampath Bank dominates banking
sector at NBEA 2009
Wins four prestigious awards in diverse categories
Department of Probation and
Child Care Services
supports Cargills concert
