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SRI LANKA NEWS (APRIL   2025) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka has experienced a significant surge in HIV/AIDS cases in 2024 recording over 800 cases. According to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka has logged 824 cases reflecting a 18 per cent increase compared to the year 2023, which saw 694 cases. Out of the cases reported in 2024, 99 males and 13 females fall within the age range of 15-24, while the remaining cases are individuals above 25 years old. The male-to-female ratio of reported HIV cases in 2024 stands at 7.3:1. The fourth quarter (October-December) marked the highest number of cases (217) reported in a single quarter since 2009. Furthermore, 2024 has reported 47 deaths related to HIV/AIDS while Sri Lanka has conducted over 1 million HIV tests in 2024. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has officially reported 18 HIV cases among the transgender community, while a total of ...

Apr 30, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , ,
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RISE UP SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM – PHASE 3 UPDATE FROM 8/30/2022 TO 9/2/2022 RISE UP FAMIY CELEBRATES  RISE UP SCHOOLS MEALS – PHASE 3 Rise Up School Meal Program – Phase 1 and Phase 2 – Update 10th and 12th August 2022 View the Video on Facebook – click here  Rise Up School Meal Program Sample of School Meals Served in Schools That Remained Opened During The Past Two Weeks   School meal program in Sri Lanka-Rise Up RISE UP – School Meal Program – Phase 2 Sri Lanka is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis with extreme inflation and shortages of essential items including food. Schools in Sri Lanka are noticing a decrease in the attendance of students, particularly in schools located in areas that are severely impacted by this economic crisis. One of the main reasons attributed to this attendance decline is lack of availability of ...

Sep 5, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , ,
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Rizan Rizvi,Australia ,Department of Home Affairs , Tamil community Source: newswire.lk The founder and former Chairman of Ceylon Biscuits Group (CBL) Mineka. P Wickramasingha has passed away. Wickramasingha was 86 years old at the time of his demise. After almost 48 years at the helm of the organization he founded in 1968, Mineka Wickramasingha announced his retirement from the position of Chairman of the CBL Group in June 2015. CBL started its operations when Wickramasingha presented a proposal to the Ministry of Education to provide a high protein biscuit to schoolchildren under the CARE program. The biscuit was developed in-house by the founder using bread flour, soybean oil, milk powder, and other limited raw materials available at the time. Having become the local market leader by capturing more than a 50% share of the local biscuit market, Wickramasingha was one of the first entrepreneurs to venture into the Indian market. The ...

Jun 17, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Obituaries Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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