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Emerging Health Challenges for Sri Lank…

(5 days ago) Web17 August 2022 Health. Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages, a lack of medicines, and equipment shortages. When Ruchika …

https://www.nbr.org/publication/emerging-health-challenges-for-sri-lanka-in-the-new-millennium/

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Sri Lanka healthcare on verge of collapse in economic …

(4 days ago) WebDoctors across Sri Lanka say hospitals are running out of medicines and essential supplies as the country's economic crisis worsens. They fear a health catastrophe if international help doesn't

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61111405

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Sri Lanka’s health crisis The BMJ

(7 days ago) WebUrgent action is needed to maintain vital services Sri Lanka is facing a severe political and economic crisis, and the health system is at risk of collapse. The crisis has been caused by years of economic …

https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj-2022-073475

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Sri Lanka health system review - World Health Organization

(Just Now) WebAt the same time, Sri Lanka’s health system faces challenges arising from a rapidly ageing population, and the need to address the burden of non-communicable diseases which currently contributes to nearly 75% of deaths in the country. (2016–2025) addresses emerging health issues, quality and safety, and the expectations of the …

https://apo.who.int/publications/i/item/sri-lanka-health-system-review

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Sri Lanka - Health in the middle of a crisis

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka—once a role model for health and development—is currently in an economic crisis. Attempts at swift development by borrowing enormous amounts of money at high interest rates, banning the import of chemical pesticides to curb outflow of foreign currency, tax cuts, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war on …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00083-X/fulltext

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Sri Lanka: Making Strides Towards a Healthier Future

(4 days ago) WebNon-communicable diseases, account for nearly 90 percent of the disease burden in Sri Lanka. The financial burden of NCD control and care is significant and not equally distributed, affecting rich and poor …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2022/03/28/sri-lanka-making-strides-towards-a-healthier-future

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Sri Lanka at 75: safeguarding its health achievements

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka has achieved substantial gains in maternal and child survival and control and prevention of infectious diseases such as malaria, filariasis, polio, and neonatal tetanus. Not everyone has benefited from Sri Lanka's health successes equally. Aggregate statistics mask substantial regional disparities in health-care access and broader

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02393-0/fulltext

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The devastating health consequences of Sri Lanka’s …

(1 days ago) WebSri Lanka’s sudden economic collapse has broken its healthcare system. Sonia Sarkar reports on how the country might claw back years of progress, lost in months On 22 May, a 2 day old infant in Haldummulla, Sri Lanka, started to experience rapidly falling glucose levels. Her parents wanted to rush her to a nearby hospital but didn’t have …

https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1543

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Elevating Sri Lanka’s Public Health to the Next Level

(3 days ago) WebAs a lower middle-income country, Sri Lanka has achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health, and addressing communicable disease. The country has a maternal mortality rate of 33.8 …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2018/09/14/elevating-sri-lankas-public-health-next-level

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WHO delivers essential medicines and supplies to help sustain vital

(7 days ago) WebSri Lanka is facing an unprecedented health crisis with stocks of several essential medicines at critically low levels and many Sri Lankans are losing access to care as the ongoing economic crisis takes a severe toll on the health sector. WHO is working closely with development partners and donors to support the Ministry of Health in …

https://www.who.int/srilanka/news/detail/24-01-2023-who-delivers-essential-medicines-and-supplies-to-help-sustain-vital-health-services-for-crisis-response-and-beyond/

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(PDF) Challenges for health care in Sri Lanka - ResearchGate

(Just Now) WebChallenges for health care in Sri Lanka. Dr. Ranga Sabhapathige 1. T eaching Hospital, Karapitia, Sri Lanka1. Introduction. Sri La nka is a 65,610-square-kilometer island with a population of 20.1

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359095619_Challenges_for_health_care_in_Sri_Lanka

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Emerging Health Challenges for Sri Lanka in the New Millennium

(5 days ago) WebIn order to combat the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases, Sri Lanka will need to enhance existing health infrastructure and effectively implement prevention programs. Unlike with non-communicable diseases, the Sri Lankan government comes under direct public criticism whenever there is an eruption of a communicable …

https://www.nbr.org/publication/emerging-health-challenges-for-sri-lanka-in-the-new-millennium/

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Assessment of mental health problems among adolescents in Sri …

(7 days ago) WebThe overall prevalence (40.3%) of mental health problems among adolescents in Sri Lanka is higher than the reported global average estimate of prevalence of 10%–20% in the adolescent and children population. 5 In a recent school survey, conducted in four lower- and middle-income countries, including Sri Lanka, the reported …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hsr2.886

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Strengthening PHC in Sri Lanka: Engaging people to build an …

(6 days ago) WebSri Lanka’s primary health care system pre-dates Alma Ata and has been the foundation of the country’s remarkable health achievements, well above its income group. Because these issues are rarely discussed, they were embarrassed to express themselves and sometimes felt repelled by their own bodies. Their self-esteem was …

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/strengthening-primary-health-care-sri-lanka

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Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current …

(Just Now) WebReviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Apr 22 2022. Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis has begun to tell on its health care system with critical medicines running out for want of hard currency to

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220422/Sri-Lankae28099s-healthcare-system-heavily-affected-by-the-current-economic-crisis.aspx

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Health status, trends, and issues in Sri Lanka - ResearchGate

(3 days ago) WebThe life expectancy of the population in Sri Lanka has. increased steadily from ª 43 years in 1946 to 70 years in 1981, 72 years in 1991, and 73 years in 1996 (75.4 years for females. and 70.7

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6152070_Health_status_trends_and_issues_in_Sri_Lanka

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Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Sri Lanka

(4 days ago) WebMental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Sri Lanka Mental Health Atlas 2020 Country Profile: Sri Lanka. 15 April 2022 Technical document. Download (592.1 kB) WHO Team. Mental Health and Substance Use (MSD) Regions. Africa; Americas; Eastern Mediterranean; Europe; South-East Asia;

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-lka-2020-country-profile

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Health status, trends, and issues in Sri Lanka - PubMed

(1 days ago) WebThe review revealed that Sri Lanka has achieved a relatively high health status given a low level of spending on its health-care services; however, Sri Lanka still experiences vital health problems in all stages of the life cycle, mainly related to lifestyle and the epidemiological transition associated with widespread societal and economic crises.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17688482/

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National Strategic Plan on Child Health in Sri Lanka 2018-2025

(6 days ago) WebThese factors highlight a potential strategic mismatch of the child health system. In order to address these concerns, Family Health Bureau (FHB) of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka decided to develop the first National Strategic Plan on Child Health (NSPCH) Sri Lanka: 2018-2025. The NSPCH focuses on children from infancy to 15 years of age.

https://platform.who.int/docs/default-source/mca-documents/policy-documents/plan-strategy/LKA-CH-14-01-PLAN-STRATEGY-2018-eng-Child-Strategic-Plan---Final-version.pdf

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UNFPA Sri Lanka and Government of Japan partner to enhance

(9 days ago) WebThe official handover of the Health on Wheels trucks marks a significant milestone in UNFPA Sri Lanka's efforts together with the Governments of Sri Lanka and the people of Japan to improve

https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/unfpa-sri-lanka-and-government-japan-partner-enhance-healthcare-access

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Children, adolescent, and youth mental health in Sri Lanka in the

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka is a multi-religious South-Asian nation with 22 million people. Compared to its regional counterparts, Sri Lanka has a higher school life expectancy (14.11 years), better transition rates to secondary education (99.4%), and literacy rates for youth (99%), signifying the importance of schools in the well-being of children and adolescents.1

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00021-X/fulltext

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Restoring mangroves in Sri Lanka UNEP

(7 days ago) WebBringing back Sri Lanka’s mangroves with science and community spirit. The abandoned shrimp farms and salt pans that litter Sri Lanka’s coastline are a testament to the pitfalls of unsustainable development. Industry and infrastructure have erased swaths of the biodiversity-rich mangrove forests that used to sustain fishing communities and

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/bringing-back-sri-lankas-mangroves-science-and-community-spirit

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Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have

(2 days ago) WebOthers have died. “I don’t want to let go but I can’t walk properly now,” says 74-year-old Soosai Victoria who has been searching for her son who went missing at 21. “I am praying for

https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2024/05/18/dead-or-alive-parents-of-children-gone-in-sri-lankas-civil-war-have-spent-15-years-seeking-answers/

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Sri Lanka struggles with mental health burden - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka struggles with mental health burden. Nearly a year after the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka was declared over by the government, Nayanah Siva reports on the mental health problems facing the conflict-scarred population. It has been 23 years since Renuka's (name changed) husband was shot dead in the street while he was waiting at a …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60370-4/fulltext

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