Tshokey Tshokey,Tashi Choden,Ragunath Sharma
Tshokey Tshokey
Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile illness, caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, that affects millions annually in the endemic Asia-Pacific region. In untreated cases, the case-fatality rates range from 6% to 35%. In Bhutan, there...
Sri Lanka takes action towards a target of zero rabies death by 2020 [0.03%]
斯里兰卡采取行动 践行2020年实现零例狂犬病死亡的目标
P A Lionel Harischandra,Amila Gunesekera,Navaratnasingam Janakan et al.
P A Lionel Harischandra et al.
Rabies is a 100% vaccine-preventable and 100% fatal zoonotic, viral disease. It is usually spread to humans by saliva, through bites or scratches. Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human deaths from rabies. Political will and lead...
Sustainable dengue prevention and control through a comprehensive integrated approach: the Sri Lankan perspective [0.03%]
从综合性整合方法出发实现可持续的登革热预防和控制——斯里兰卡的经验
Hasitha Tissera,Nimalka Pannila-Hetti,Preshila Samaraweera et al.
Hasitha Tissera et al.
Dengue is a leading public health problem in Sri Lanka. All 26 districts and all age groups are affected, with high disease transmission; the estimated average annual incidence is 175/100 000 population. Harnessing the World Health Organiza...
Sri Lanka's national assessment on innovation and intellectual property for access to medical products [0.03%]
Sri Lanka创新与知识产权获取医疗产品的国家评估报告
Hemantha Beneragama,Manisha Shridhar,Thushara Ranasinghe et al.
Hemantha Beneragama et al.
In 2008, the Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property (GSPA-PHI) was launched by the World Health Organization, to stimulate fresh thinking on innovation in, and access to, medicines and to b...
Meeting the current and future health-care needs of Sri Lanka's ageing population [0.03%]
满足斯里兰卡老龄人口当前和未来的卫生需求
Dilhar Samaraweera,Shiromi Maduwage
Dilhar Samaraweera
Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-ageing countries in the world. This rapid demographic transition is expected to result in one quarter of the population being elderly by the year 2041. Profound challenges face the country as a result, especi...
Healthy Lifestyle Centres: a service for screening noncommunicable diseases through primary health-care institutions in Sri Lanka [0.03%]
健康生活中心：通过斯里兰卡初级卫生保健机构进行非传染性疾病筛查的一项服务
D S Virginie Mallawaarachchi,Shiranee C Wickremasinghe,Lakshmi C Somatunga et al.
D S Virginie Mallawaarachchi et al.
The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka initiated the Healthy Lifestyle Centres (HLCs) in 2011, to address the lack of a structured noncommunicable disease (NCD) screening service through the lowest level of primary health-care institutions. Th...
Universal health coverage and the health Sustainable Development Goal: achievements and challenges for Sri Lanka [0.03%]
实现全民健康覆盖和可持续发展目标中的健康问题：斯里兰卡的成果与挑战
Amala de Silva,Thushara Ranasinghe,Palitha Abeykoon
Amala de Silva
With state-funded health care that is free at the point of delivery, a sound primary health-care policy and widespread health-care services, Sri Lanka seems a good example of universal health coverage. Yet, health transition and disparities...
Reorienting the focus towards the Sustainable Development Goals: challenges and opportunities for Sri Lanka [0.03%]
重新定位可持续发展目标的重点：斯里兰卡面临的挑战和机遇
Palitha Mahipala
Palitha Mahipala
Prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia among adults aged over 30 years in a rural area of north Kerala, India: a cross-sectional study [0.03%]
印度喀拉拉邦北部农村地区30岁以上成年人高胆固醇患病率：一项横断面研究
Ottapura Prabhakaran Aslesh,Anandabhavan Kumaran Jayasree,Usha Karunakaran et al.
Ottapura Prabhakaran Aslesh et al.
Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in India. In order to reduce the burden of the disease, it is important to know the level of modifiable risk factors in the population. The aim of this study ...