Any system to compensate countries for reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) requires a historical reference level against which future performance can be measured. Here we examine the possibilities Sri Lanka, a small forest country with limited data on forest carbon stocks, has to get ready for REDD+. We construct a historical reference level using available fores...

background: the aim of this study was to assess community knowledge and behavioral impact of the social mobili­zation and communication strategy applied in a dengue high-risk area in sri lanka. methods: a group of adults visiting selected primary care facilities in colombo district were interviewed to collect socio-demographicdata, attributes of knowledge regarding dengue and the responsive beh...

background: sri lanka became a signatory to the who framework convention on tobacco control in september 2003 and ratified in november 2003. aiming to reduce tobacco burden in sri lanka, national authority on tobacco and alcohol act [nata] no. 27 was authorized in 2006. the objective of this study was to assess the behavioral changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults fol...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Sri Lanka has been able to achieve low childhood mortality levels at low cost. However, this achievement may have been at the expense of increasing mortality inequalities between socio-economic groups. This study addresses the question whether socio-economic mortality inequalities rise as overall mortality falls by describing socio-economic inequalities in under 5 mortali...

– We analyzed skins and skulls of chevrotains (Moschiola sp., Artiodactyla) from Sri Lanka and India, and found considerable differences within this taxon. Based on the consistency of these differences we concluded that this taxon can be divided into three species: Moschiola indica from southern India, M. meminna from the Dry Zone in Sri Lanka, and M. kathygre n. sp. from Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone. ...

Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a global problem which has steadily increased over the past few years in developing countries and has become as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in these countries. The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the prevalence of organophosphate poisoning among other acute DSH cases admitted to the medical ward at Batticaloa Teaching...

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...

The global distribution of leishmaniasis is rapidly expanding into new geographic regions. Dogs are the primary reservoir hosts for human visceral leishmaniasis caused by infection with Leishmania infantum. Natural infections with other Leishmania spp. can occur in dogs, but their role as reservoir hosts for other species of Leishmania is uncertain. Leishmania donovani is traditionally consider...

Recent emergence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Indian subcontinent has been well documented in Sri Lanka. We compare recent (2003-2006) and past (1980-1997) dengue surveillance data for Sri Lanka. The 4 dengue virus (DENV) serotypes have been cocirculating in Sri Lanka for >30 years. Over this period, a new genotype of DENV-1 has replaced an old genotype. Moreover, new clades of DENV-3 gen...