Globe Has to Create "Enabling Environment" in Prevention of HIV/AIDS: Sri Lanka
June 10, 2011
"The establishment of an enabling environment remains a critical part of our interventions" against HIV/AIDS, Dr. G. Weerasinghe of Sri Lanka's National STD/AIDS Control Program said Thursday at the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS. "It is an important dimension in achieving the universal accessibility to prevention, care and treatment services for HIV." He noted the existence of a "window of opportunity" to quell HIV's spread among highly impacted populations. "In this context, my country has introduced specific prevention efforts among the groups with high-risk behaviors, such as female sex workers and their clients, men who have sex with men, vulnerable youth in tourist areas and migrant employees," Weerasinghe said.
Xinhua News Agency
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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