Background: Vaccination against COVID-19 is as a key solution to interrupt its spread. This study aimed to describe the vaccination coverage required to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka using a mathematical modeling strategy. Materials & Methods: This longitudinal study used age-stratified and unstratified Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (SIR) models. Data on the population's age dist...

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Like Illness in Southern Sri Lanka L. Gayani Tillekeratne, MD; Champica K. Bodinayake, MBBS, MD, MRCP; Ajith Nagahawatte, MBBS, MD; Dhammika Vidanagama, MBBS, MD; Vasantha Devasiri, MBBS, MD; Wasantha Kodikara Arachchi, MBBS, MD, MRCP, DTM&H; Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, BS, MSc; Dharshan De Silva, PhD; Truls Ostbye, MBBS, MBA, PhD; Megan E. Reller, MD, MPH, PhD; Christopher W. Woods, MD, MPH; Globa...

1. Dept. of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka 2. Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka 3. Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka 4. Dept. of Biochemistry, Faculty of M...

KRISHAN WEWELWALA, ANOMA I. ALAGIYAWADU , GAYANTHI K.KODITUWAKKU 3 & MALAKA M. BOPAGE 4 1Biodiversity Education & Exploration Society (BEES), Galle, 80000 Sri Lanka 2Jetwing Lighthouse, Dadalla, Galle, 80000 Sri Lanka 3Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Keleniya, 11010 Sri Lanka 4Sigiriya Village Hotels PLC, 08-2/1 York Arcade Building, Leyden Bastian Road, Col...

Title: Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis Authors Thilini Kalugalage, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: [email protected] Chaturaka Rodrigo, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: [email protected] Thamal ...

Background: Sri Lanka became a signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in September 2003 and ratified in November 2003. Aiming to reduce tobacco burden in Sri Lanka, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act [NATA] No. 27 was authorized in 2006. The objective of this study was to assess the behavioral changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults fol...

INTRODUCTION The concept of emergency medical services (EMS) is new to Sri Lanka. This article describes the development, delivery, and future ideas for EMS in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also faces frequent natural hazards that justify the establishment of an EMS service. METHODOLOGY Data and information regarding emergency medical care in Sri Lanka were collected and reviewed from resources includ...

1Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine, Malabe, Sri Lanka. *2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi, Pakistan. 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of science, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ...

S First, this paper assesses e-readiness of Sri Lanka using a measuring tool that utilizes 52 socio-economic indicators. Second, based on the assessment, this paper suggests methods for improving e-readiness of Sri Lanka. The uniqueness of this paper lies in the quantitative analysis of the e-readiness of Sri Lanka, whereas many other works engage in qualitative exposure.