Sri Lanka News News Sri Lanka » Health: Public health crisis deepens as many doctors leave Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s public health service has sharply deteriorated over the past year as President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government imposes its International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity program on the ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Sri Lanka’s Fertility Fall May Outlast Its Economic Recovery
Sri Lanka’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is 1.3, according to the latest census. This is lower than that of non-Hispanic whites in the United States. This is a drastic drop since 2016, when the ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Together for Health: Stand with Science
On this World Health Day (7 April), we are reminded of a simple yet powerful truth: health is not static, and neither are the challenges we face. This year’s theme, ’Together for Health. Stand with ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Health workers in Sri Lanka and Australia denounce the doxxing of Australian medical practitioners speaking out against Gaza genocide
The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee (HWRFC) in Australia has received more statements protesting the victimisation, doxxing and possible deregistration of scores of medical practitioners who ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Ex-Sri Lanka minister fined LKR 75 million for purchasing substandard medicines
India, March 28 -- The Supreme Court on Friday fined a former health minister Sri Lanka rupees 75 million for violating fundamental rights by importing medicines under an Indian credit line in 2022 ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: India vows strong health ties with Sri Lanka, Fiji at WHO summit
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel, held cordial and constructive meetings with health ministers from Sri Lanka and Fiji on the sidelines of the 2nd WHO Traditional ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Sri Lanka Makes Strides in Prevention and Care of Cervical Cancer
An international review has found that Sri Lanka has made strides in cancer control in the past five years, boosting vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer screening, ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Sri Lanka health minister tries anti-COVID sorcery, tests positive
Sri Lanka’s health minister tested positive Friday for coronavirus after she drank and endorsed a sorcerer’s elixir claimed to ward off the disease. A health ministry spokesperson said that Pavithra ...
News Sri Lanka » Health: Why Sri Lanka must act now on chemical safety in everyday products
Walk into any supermarket or pharmacy in Sri Lanka, or scroll through an online marketplace, and you are surrounded by products promising brighter skin, stronger immunity, or better health. ..
News Sri Lanka » Health: Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition on Friday defeated a no-confidence motion against the country’s health minister who has been accused of allegedly failing to secure enough essential ...