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Ampara District Information on HIV & STIs

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Ampara District Information on HIV & STIs

General Information of the District

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)

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
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 STD Clinic - Kalmunai Dr. ARM Haris (MOIC)
STD Clinic, Base Hospital , Kalmunai.
+94 672 223 660
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RDHS Office
+94 672 222 711

Reported Total HIV data from the District during 2018 (Source: HIV case reporting system of NSACP)

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)

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.


Key Population estimated (Source: National Size estimation report - 2018)

Key Population estimated (Source: National Size estimation report - 2018)

  Estimated Number Range
Female Sex Workers (On a peak day) 769  
High Risk MSM 1002  
MSW 98  
TGW 65 - 
Injecting Drug Users 08 - 
Beach boys 86 - 

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Useful links

  • Ministry of Health
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  • National Cancer Control Programme
  • National authority on tobacco & alcohol
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