By Ajith Siriwardana  

HIV infection is now spreading among youth between 18 and 30 year-olds where 50 such cases have been reported during the first nine months of this year, Director of the National STD and AIDS Control Programme Dr. Rasanjali Hettiarachchi said.  

She told the daily Mirror that fourteen university students and three school children were among those reported cases.  

She said about 2,350 people were receiving treatment for HIV in Sri Lanka whereas it was estimated that some 3,750 HIV infected people were in the society.  Dr. Hettiarachchi said HIV infections among youth have increased due to lack of sex education.   

“HIV and AIDS are two different diseases.