Health status, trends, and issues in Sri Lanka
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2007
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Jayasekara Gangoda Arachchilag, R.
Schultz, T.
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Nursing and Health Sciences, 2007; 9(3):228-233
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Rasika S. Jayasekara and Tim Schultz
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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.
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The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com Copyright © 2007 The Authors