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The dengue pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the tropical disease dengue fever pandemic. Dengue fever is caused by Dengue virus, first recorded in the 1960s. It is not a native disease in this island. Present-day dengue has become a major public health problem. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are both mosquito species native to Sri Lanka.
In 2017, a rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported on the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak was in the mid-year monsoon season, where more than 40,000 cases in July marked a record far exceeding historical highs. Year-end total dengue cases rose to 186,101. Most cases (43%) were recorded in Western Province ...
https://hpb.health.gov.lk/. The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei ...
The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on health, nutrition, indigenous medicine and other subjects which come under its purview. [ 5 ] Provincial councils are constitutionally responsible for operating the majority of the Sri Lanka's public hospitals but some, known as line ministry hospitals , come under ...
English: SARS-CoV-2 cases per million. Loosely based on Epidemiology Unit Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Loosely based on Epidemiology Unit Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Date
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is an increasing health concern in Sri Lanka. [1] CKDu is recognized as chronic kidney disease without the usual associated causative factors. [2] The first cases of CKDu were reported in Sri Lanka's North Central Province (NCP). Chronic kidney disease (listed under diseases of the urinary tract ...
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Health ministers of Sri Lankan provinces‎ (4 P) Pages in category "Health ministers of Sri Lanka" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.