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Challenges faced by the curative healthcare system in Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

Kamani Wanigasuriya

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of the ceylon college of physicians

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2448-9514

DOI - 10.4038/jccp.v50i2.7869

Subject(s) - ceylon , sri lanka , audience measurement , medicine , medical journal , multidisciplinary approach , health care , alternative medicine , medical education , family medicine , nursing , optometry , economic growth , socioeconomics , social science , political science , pathology , computer science , law , tanzania , programming language , sociology , economics

Vol. 50, No. 2, 2019 49 Sri Lanka has a policy of free healthcare delivered by a well-established, robust health system which includes both preventive and curative services. Our preventive health system provides a comprehensive package of services covering maternal and child care, immunization, disease surveillance and promotion of many preventive strategies. Sri Lanka has achieved many public health milestones; low maternal and infant mortality rates, high success, nearly 100% coverage, in childhood vaccination programs, bringing indigenous malaria cases to zero in 2012 and elimination of lymphatic filariasis in 2016. These milestones were achieved at a relatively low cost compared to other countries in the region.

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