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15-year-old child contracts HIV
By Palitha Ariyawansa
Badulla Division ASP G.W.B.S. Palipana said a 15-year-old child had contracted HIV and that it was a matter of serious concern.
Addressing a seminar yesterday at Badulla Teaching Hospital to mark World Skin Health Day said children were in the habit of leaving home under the pretext of attending tuition classes and spending the day with different individuals in the jungle.
“To resolve this issue the police have been put on guard at the Sorabora tank reservation after we found a group of about 15 school children in the jungle. It has been revealed that a 15-year-old child in Mahiyangana area has contracted HIV. It is illegal to abuse a child under 16 years of age even with consent,” he said
“Children are in the habit of using cosmetics to change their complexion, which results in skin diseases. The use of cosmetics without medical advice would ruin the natural beauty of the complexion and cause extensive damage to the skin. Wasteful expenditure in the case of a married woman for cosmetics results in family disputes. They waste the earnings of their husbands that should be used for the family welfare,” ASP Palipana further said.
Medical Specialist in Dermatology Dr. Kasun Jaysinghe, Deputy Hospital Director Dr. Gayan Cooray and Psychiatrist Dr. Kamal Walgama addressed the seminar.
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