Sri Lanka's star batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was selected as a SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for the programme ‘Uniting for HIV AIDS’ by a panel of judges at a meeting held at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu recently.

This prestigious honorary title is for a period of two years and the Goodwill Ambassador is expected to travel to all SAARC member countries.

The overall goal of the Goodwill Ambassador is to garner enhanced response to the fight against HIV/AIDS within the Member States through advocacy and public mobilization efforts at regional level