Prevention and Control of Selected, Non-Communicable Diseases in Sri Lanka : Policy Options and Action

Sri Lanka is now a middle income country and already at the advanced stages of aging and disease transitions. This report aims to stimulate policy dialogue for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to improve the quality of NCD services to the people of Sri Lanka. It provides an evidence base for selected NCDs to facilitate decisions required to improve the quality of NCD services to the people of Sri Lanka.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2010-10
Subjects:AGING, ARC, ASTHMA, CANCER, CANCERS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CHOLESTEROL, DEATH RATES, DEATHS, DIABETES, DISEASE, DISEASE BURDEN, DRUGS, ELDERLY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SERVICES, HEART ATTACKS, HEART DISEASE, INCOME, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INPATIENT CARE, LAM, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL STATISTICS, MEDICINE, MEDICINES, NCD, OBESITY, OUTPATIENT CARE, PHYSICIAN, POLICY ANALYSIS, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, RISK FACTORS, SHORT SUPPLY, TREATMENT, URBAN AREAS, VITAL STATISTICS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/10/16344807/sri-lanka-prevention-control-selected-non-communicable-diseases-sri-lanka-policy-options-action
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12991
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