An E-mail interview with Dr. Nadira Karunaweera, Senior Professor and Chair, Head of Department Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Dr. Nadira Karunaweera: I am pleased to say that our research program on leishmaniasis has had a major impact on health policy decisions on several fronts during the past decade or so that has helped to lay the foundation and facilitated the process for better management and control of this disease in Sri Lanka. First, the published information on clinical and epidemiological aspects of leishmaniasis made available the hard data on the burden of disease in Sri Lanka, both in the form of patient incidence data and spatial distribution of infection within the country. This information provided the basis for the declaration of leishmaniasis as a “notifiable disease” by the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, during the latter part of the year 2008. This was a significant milestone in the history of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka since this health policy decision made the recording of case information and data flow to the central epidemiology unit a mandatory requirement within the country’s health sector. This has ensured more accurate information on case numbers and its spread within Sri Lanka, which in turn inform the authorities and help in resource allocation, particularly with regard to posting of specialist medical officers, training of medical and paramedical personnel, and distribution of drugs. As a result, there is an improvement in detection rates and effective treatment of patients that help in the containment of disease.
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