Minister Athukorala made the announcement amidst revelation that more than 4, new HIV cases and 24 AIDS deaths were reported in Sri Lanka in the first six months of , with the number of victims increasing compared to the same period in In the first quarter of , approximately 2, cases of HIV were reported, with nine AIDS deaths, and in the second quarter more than 2, HIV cases were reported, with 14 deaths reported.
The aim of the awareness programme was to improve the quality of lives of the migrant workers and to ensure their health. But with the mixed political ideologies regarding the report was finally misinterpreted that Sri Lanka was going to legalise prostitution which was completely wrong. In addition Minister Athukorala noted that her ministry had already launched mobile service for the welfare of migrant workers in each divisional secretariat.
Six programmes were held in six divisional secretariats of Trincomalee District. Several other mobile services would be held in Polonnaruwa District within this week. It was revealed during the mobile services held in Trincomalee that there had been no information about Sri Lankans who left the country in the periods of to and to , Minister Athukorala said.
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