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There are no travel restrictions attached to STI status in Sri Lanka. If a foreigner is found to be HIV+, that person will be referred to the HIV Division at the National Hospital in Colombo for care. However, as reported by HIVTravel, "Sri Lankan law does allow immigration officials to refer visitors and foreign residents to a physician for examination if a public health risk is suspected. In practice this is a rare occurrence, but travelers should be aware that Sri Lankan law allows for the denial of entry to any foreigner who, upon referral from an immigration officer, is certified by a physician as posing a public health risk. Travelers who refuse a medical examination under these circumstances may be refused entry. Please verify this information with the Embassy of Sri Lanka before traveling."<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=164 SRI LANKA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | There are no travel restrictions attached to STI status in Sri Lanka. If a foreigner is found to be HIV+, that person will be referred to the HIV Division at the National Hospital in Colombo for care. However, as reported by HIVTravel, "Sri Lankan law does allow immigration officials to refer visitors and foreign residents to a physician for examination if a public health risk is suspected. In practice this is a rare occurrence, but travelers should be aware that Sri Lankan law allows for the denial of entry to any foreigner who, upon referral from an immigration officer, is certified by a physician as posing a public health risk. Travelers who refuse a medical examination under these circumstances may be refused entry. Please verify this information with the Embassy of Sri Lanka before traveling."<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=164 SRI LANKA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
In Sri Lanka, workers cannot be terminated from their jobs or barred from employment due to their HIV status.<ref>[http://www.bakamoono.lk/admin/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/National-Policy-on-HIV-AIDS-in-World-of-Work-in-SL.pdf National Policy on HIV and AIDS in the World of Work in Sri Lanka]</ref> | |||
According to a 2010 report, "Sri Lanka is classified as a country with a low-level HIV epidemic in the South East Asia region. According to UNAIDS estimates, up to the end of December 2009, around 3000 people were living with HIV. The estimated HIV prevalence among adults (15-49 years) is less than 0.1%. Even among individuals considered at higher risk of infection, based on their occupation, behaviors and practices, HIV prevalence is below 1%. Yet, there are certain demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral factors which may fuel an epidemic. Female sex workers and their clients, men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, are identified as the most at risk populations in the country."<ref>[http://www.bakamoono.lk/admin/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/National-Policy-on-HIV-AIDS-in-World-of-Work-in-SL.pdf National Policy on HIV and AIDS in the World of Work in Sri Lanka]</ref> | |||
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