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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 » Southern » Health: Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos
Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of Maharagama with a breakfast of two biscuits and a small glass of tea, followed by a round of cancer medicines. The 32-year-old ...
News Sri Lanka » Southern » Health: The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men
Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease. Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease. Collecting ...
News Sri Lanka » Southern » Health: From Crisis to Comeback: How Climate-Smart Growth Can Power Sri Lanka’s Recovery
Stilt fishermen in Sri Lanka working under the midday sun In April 2024, as a severe heatwave swept across Sri Lanka, temperatures climbed into the mid-30s °C. Malani, who lives in a small flat in ...
News Sri Lanka » Southern » Health: Ranked 134th in Happiness: Rethinking Sri Lanka’s development through happiness, youth wellbeing and resilience
In recent years, Sri Lanka has experienced a succession of overlapping challenges that have tested its resilience. Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka in November last year, significantly disrupting the ...