General Information of the District
District Information | Ampara |
PDHS Area | Eastern |
DPDHS Area | Ampara |
Land Area | 4,222 Sq Km |
Population | 705,000 (year 2017) |
Government Service Providers for STI/HIV (STD clinics)
Institution | Contact Details |
STD Clinic - Ampara | Dr. Sakunthala de Soyza (MOIC) STD Clinic, District General Hospital, Ampara. +94 632 224 239 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
STD Clinic - Kalmunai | Dr. ARM Haris (MOIC) STD Clinic, Base Hospital , Kalmunai. +94 672 223 660 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. RDHS Office |
Reported Total HIV data from the District during 2018 (Source: HIV case reporting system of NSACP)
Statistic | Number | % of total for Sri lanka |
Number of HIV cases reported for the year | 05 | 1.4 |
Cumulative Number of HIV cases Reported from the district | 39 | 1.2 |
Reported Total STIs data from the STD clinics in the District - Year 2018 (Source: Quarterly STD Return)
Disease | STD Clinic | District Total | |
Ampara | Kalmunai | ||
Early Syphilis1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Late Syphilis2 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Congenital Syphilis3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gonorrhoea4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opthalmia neonatorum5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-gono.infections6 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Genital herpes | 39 | 10 | 49 |
Genital warts | 28 | 7 | 35 |
Trichomonasis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other STDs7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Total STDs | 89 | 29 | 118 |
Other Diagnoses | |||
Candidiasis | 75 | 1 | 76 |
Bacterial vaginosis | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Other8 |
30 | 20 | 50 |
Total Other Diagnoses | 114 | 21 | 135 |
* 1Within 2 years of infection, 2After 2 years of infection, 3Includes both early and late cases, 4Includes presumptive Gonorrhoea, 5Includes both gonococcal and chlamydial conjunctivitis in neonatal period, 6Include chlamydia,7Includes Lympho granuloma venerium, Granuloma inguinalae, Molluscum contagiosum, Scabis, Hepatitis-B etc, 8Number of STD clinic attendees who were having non-STD illnesses.