title: Health status, trends, and issues in Sri Lanka.
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.
authors: Discipline of Nursing, JBI Research Unit, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. rasika.jayasekara@adelaide.edu.au
authors: Rasika S
authors: RS
authors: Jayasekara
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Schultz
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004190:Disasters; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D019456:Health Transition; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000639:trends*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare