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Galle District Information on HIV & STIs

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General Information of the District

General Information of the District

District Information Galle
PDHS area Galle
DPDHS area Galle
Land area 1,617 Sq km
Population 1,113,000 (year 2017)
Government Service Providers for STI/HIV (STD clinics)

Government Service Providers for STI/HIV (STD clinics)

Institution Contact Details
STD Clinic - Balapitiya

Dr. Heshani Colambage(Acting Venereologist)
STD Clinic, Base Hospital, Balapitiya.
+94 913 094 667
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STD Clinic -Mahamodara Dr. Darshani Wijayawickrama(Venereologist)
STD Clinic, Teaching Hospital, Mahamodara.
+91 912 245 998
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Reported Total HIV data from the District during 2023 (Source: HIV case reporting system of NSACP)

Reported Total HIV data from the District during 2023 (Source: HIV case reporting system of NSACP)

Statistic Number % of total for Sri lanka
Number of HIV cases reported for the year 52 8
Cumulative Number of HIV cases Reported from the district 312 5

 

Reported Total STIs data from the STD clinics in the District - Year 2023 (Source: Quarterly STD Return)

Reported Total STIs data from the STD clinics in the District - Year 2023 (Source: Quarterly STD Return)

Disease Male <15 year Male 15-24 year Male 25-49 year Male 50+ year Total Female <15 year Female 15-24 year Female 25-49 year Female 50+ year Total
1.1 Infectious syphilis 0 4 15 0 19 0 3 1 0 4
1.2 Late syphilis 0 7 14 5 26 0 2 7 4 13
1.3 Early Congenital Syphilis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.4 Late Congenital Syphilis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1.5 Gonorrhoea and presumptive GC 0 3 8 1 12 0 1 3 0 4
1.6 Ophthalmia neonatorum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.7 NGU/NGC 0 4 13 3 20 0 4 35 3 42
1.8 Chlamydia 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1.9 Genital herpes 0 6 35 9 50 1 17 64 9 91
1.1 Genital warts 0 12 36 5 53 1 13 36 4 54
1.11 Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
1.12 Trichomoniasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1.13 Candidiasis 0 15 32 13 60 1 21 37 4 63
1.14 Bacterial vaginosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1.15 Other STIs 0 15 40 8 63 0 5 6 3 14
1.16 TOTAL STI 1 67 194 44 306 3 66 197 27 293
1.17 Non STI/Uncertain 0 7 16 3 26 3 3 6 1 13
1.18 No illness 17 105 266 65 453 56 76 135 44 311
1.19 GRAND TOTAL 18 179 476 112 785 62 145 338 72 617

* 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) 1785  
High Risk MSM 2516  
MSW 517 - 
TGW 107  
Injecting Drug Users 16 - 
Beach boys 2639 - 

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Sri Lanka

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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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