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Sri Lanka first published food-based dietary guidelines in 2002. A revised version was launched in 2011. “A quick reference guide with the most relevant facts for better nutrition is a public need,” said Dr Susie Perera, Deputy Director General, Public Health Services of the Ministry...
Widespread international condemnation has prompted Sri Lanka's ministry of health to increase health services for almost 300000 people displaced by the recent war and confined in camps. The World Health Organization is taking the lead in helping the health ministry by providing technical advice and ...
The key factors underlying the effectiveness of these services are (1) strong focal points in the central Health Ministry for supporting preventive services; (2) pro-active outreach by the health line agency to collaborate with other sectors / agents whose work influences public health outcomes; ...
COLOMBO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's health ministry on Friday warned of a dengue outbreak in the country as the number of deaths reached 80 till the end of October. The ministry, quoted in local media reports said that till October, over 60,000 people were affected by the dengue...
COLOMBO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka on Thursday revised the death toll from multiple terror attacks on Sunday to around 253 from 359, Sri Lanka's Health Ministry said on Thursday.The statement said the death toll from Sunday's bombing attacks had been revised to between 250 to 253 ...
The Colombo Crimes Division and the Ministry of Health have commenced an investigation into claims that human testicles are removed from young men and are sold at a private hospital in Colombo.
“But now even the health ministry doesn’t have supplies. During wartime we were not so frustrated and desperate as we are now.” In Colombo, protesters against food price hikes have called on the president to quit Sri Lanka runs a free national healthcare system, which millions of people...
SriLankan Airlines undertook several medical collaborations to further advance biosafety across its business by working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), and the Ministry of Health to make sure safety guidelines recommended by...
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