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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Health status, trends, and issues in Sri Lanka |
Author: | Jayasekara Gangoda Arachchilag, R. Schultz, T. |
Citation: | Nursing and Health Sciences, 2007; 9(3):228-233 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 1441-0745 1442-2018 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rasika S. Jayasekara and Tim Schultz |
Abstract: | It is widely recognized that better health is a prerequisite for the overall economic and social development of a nation. Sri Lanka, like many other countries experiencing the epidemiological transition, will have to make effective decisions on health-care service management and the development of education and training programs for health-care professionals. This paper provides a comprehensive review of current health service administration, health status, trends and issues, and health financing and resource allocation in Sri Lanka. The review revealed that Sri Lanka has achieved a relatively high health status given a low level of spending on its health-care services; however, Sri Lanka still experiences vital health problems in all stages of the life cycle, mainly related to lifestyle and the epidemiological transition associated with widespread societal and economic crises. |
Keywords: | Humans Communicable Diseases Chronic Disease Life Expectancy Infant Mortality Maternal Mortality Health Services Administration Disasters Demography Health Status Health Transition Health Care Rationing Forecasting Developing Countries Health Policy Socioeconomic Factors Infant Financing, Government Health Services Needs and Demand National Health Programs Sri Lanka Warfare Health Workforce |
Description: | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com Copyright © 2007 The Authors |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00328.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00328.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Nursing publications |
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