Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The Ministry of Health's National STD/AIDS Control Programme has recommended integrating HIV/STI prevention measures-including condom use, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)-into Sri Lanka's school curriculum.

Accordingly, the National Institute of Education (NIE) is set to introduce HIV/STI prevention measures into the Grade 10 Science textbook.

The move aims to provide age-appropriate, evidence-based knowledge to students, addressing existing gaps in the current syllabus.

Consultant Venereologist Dr. Vino Dharmakulasinghe told the Daily Mirror that, at present, the Science and Health & Physical Education textbooks only mention that HIV can be prevented through "responsible sexua...