Assessing the motor skill development of kindergartens in Gampaha Divisional Secretariat, Sri Lanka.

Competency Based Employee Development Tool for the Parliament Secretariat of Sri Lanka

Educational Intervention for Breast Cancer Early Detection: Effectiveness in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka

According to the GLOBOCAN estimates, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women and is the leading cause of female cancer deaths(Parkin et al., 2005; Benson and Jatoi, 2012; Bray et al., 2013; Ferlay et al., 2014). In Sri Lankan context, neoplasms are the third leading cause of hospital deaths(Ministry of Health, 2013). Breast cancer is the commonest cancer with an age standa...

Growth parameters at birth of babies born in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka and factors influencing them.

BACKGROUND Growth parameters at birth are important for clinical decision-making. In Sri Lanka, the data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) are used to interpret these measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between September and October 2010 in hospitals of Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. The weight, l...

Regional Dimensions of Development of Sri Lanka

This article examines the present situation of regional dimensions of development of Sri Lanka. In this respect, this study was carried out by employing several indicators of development. It can be clearly observed that, development strategies implemented by Sri Lanka within the past fifty years have not successfully contributed to reduce the socioeconomic disparities in Sri Lanka. Economic dev...

Coverage of the Oral Healthcare services providing for Antenatal mothers in the district of Gampaha, in Sri Lanka

Introduction: Antenatal oral healthcare programme was introduced in Sri Lanka with the collaboration of existing Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programme in 2009 to provide evidence based oral healthcare to all antenatal mothers. Objectives: To assess the coverage of care of the National Programme for providing Oral Healthcare to Pregnant Mothers in the district of Gampaha. Methodology: A desc...