Studying current status of intensive care services in Sri Lanka

Health care systems in transition III. Sri Lanka, Part II. The current status of HIV-AIDS in Sri Lanka.

In South Asia, Sri Lanka is considered to be a country with a low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, most of the behaviours that facilitate the spread of HIV exist within the country. A large sexually active and potentially susceptible population aged between 15 and 49 years accounts for almost 55 per cent of the total Sri Lankan population of 18.7 million. The continuin...

Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND Adolescent health needs, behaviours and expectations are unique and routine health care services are not well geared to provide these services. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived reproductive health problems, health seeking behaviors, knowledge about available services and barriers to reach services among a group of adolescents in Sri Lanka in order to improve rep...

Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, the Republic of Sri Lanka

Current Status of Information Technology And Its Issues in Sri Lanka

Information Technology has come to the revolution in every field of human activity including the way we live and work. There is at least one product involving the use of information technology, including washing machine, microwave, computer and many others. With the rapid growth of Information technology and introduction of internet, we now will be able to order good, reserve seat, arrange anyt...

Current Status of Malaria and Anti-malarial Drug Resistance in Sri Lanka

Even though malaria continues to cause high morbidity and mortality in most of the malaria endemic countries in the world, it is currently not a major health problem in Sri Lanka. Despite the low malaria incidence, the development and spread of anti-malarial drug resistance, combined with a recent increase in the armed conflict hindering provision of effective health services will make it diffi...