Unicef should do more in Sri Lanka

How many doctors should Sri Lanka have?

Do schools promote violence in Sri Lanka?

I read with interest the article titled ‘Do schools promote violence in Sri Lanka?’ [1]. It is encouraging that the problem is being discussed in medical forums. The problem of violence in schools has been carefully documented in the University Paediatric Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, over a period of time. Described below are 5 cases which reinforce the need to urgently address this p...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at...

Women in Sri Lanka

Bioethics in Sri Lanka.

Bioethics took off slowly in Sri Lanka, but now there are ethics review committees in many medical schools and national organizations. All medical schools teach some medical ethics but there are not enough trained teachers. There are no national guidelines on research ethics. The Forum for Research and Development was formed with the aim of building a new ethical research culture. The bioethics...