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Colombo, Healthcare

Chemsex is Threatening Health Security

The world has become more complicated day by day and people are trying to find new ways to enjoy their lives such as using drugs and liquor as external happiness tools. There…

Thusitha Bulathgama Thusitha Bulathgama on 02/03/2023
Colombo, Economy, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

The Hidden Costs of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis

Suffering through its worst economic crisis since independence, Sri Lanka’s population has been facing hyperinflation for months, forcing many families to reduce their food and nutrition intake in order to cope. Many…

Paramie Jayakody Paramie Jayakody on 12/20/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Delivering Economic Recovery with Humane and Equitable Development

Sri Lanka plunged into a dystopian economic reality in 2022. Even in the present global downturn few countries match it in the stunning speed and severity of its collapse. The economy has…

Sonali Deraniyagala Sonali Deraniyagala on 12/15/202212/15/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Urgent Action Needed to Maintain Vital Health Services

Sri Lanka is facing a severe political and economic crisis, and the health system is at risk of collapse. The crisis has been caused by years of economic mismanagement, an abrupt ban…

Shashika Bandara and Inosha Alwis Shashika Bandara and Inosha Alwis on 12/12/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Meeting the Target to End AIDS by 2030

Sri Lanka is aiming to end AIDS by 2030 in accordance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The government has taken many positive measures in the fight against AIDS including educating people…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/01/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Youth

Ways to Achieve Good Mental Health

Mental health has been a cause for concern in Sri Lanka for some time. A civil war for 30 years, a tsunami in 2004, the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 and the…

Dulari Ranasinghe Dulari Ranasinghe on 10/10/202210/10/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Healthcare, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Fighting Malnutrition in Vulnerable Families

Sri Lanka has long been known for its positive human development indicators in the health sector including low infant mortality, low maternal mortality and good nutritional status of children. However, the past…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/15/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Choking to Death on Dirty Air

Аir pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health and one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally, with some estimated 6.5 million premature deaths attributed to…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/07/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Strengthening the Health System to Face Emerging Threats

Sri Lanka faced significant health threats due to the pandemic and is attempting to regain a sense of normalcy, along with the rest of the world. The country’s challenges have been made…

Shashika Bandara Shashika Bandara on 09/05/202209/05/2022
Colombo, Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Economic Crisis Badly Impacting Most Vulnerable

Families in Sri Lanka are fast adopting negative coping strategies to deal with the economic crisis. A recently concluded Rapid Needs Assessment by Save the Children revealed that families are resorting to…

Save the Children Save the Children on 08/08/202208/10/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Healthcare, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Addressing Nutrition Challenges During the Food Crisis

Malnutrition is a complex issue that many nations in the world face at different levels. To successfully eliminate and prevent malnutrition a nation needs a multifactorial, multisectoral and multistakeholder response. The definition…

Dilka Rashmi Peiris Dilka Rashmi Peiris on 07/07/2022
Colombo, Gender, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Bodily Harm: Abortion and the Rights of Women in Sri Lanka

The title of this article is taken from a collection of short stories by Margaret Atwood who has attained celebrity cult status recently due to her dystopic novel The Handmaid’s Tale, which…

Lilanka Botejue and Devika Brendon Lilanka Botejue and Devika Brendon on 06/29/202206/29/2022
Disaster Management, Farming & Agriculture, Healthcare, Pandemic, Poverty

Our Planet, Our Health

Today is World Health Day World Health Day, a global health awareness day, was declared to mark the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 7, 1948. World…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/07/202204/07/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Pandemic

Building Resilience in Stressful Times

These are difficult times for many of us in Sri Lanka. After two years of a pandemic that disrupted nearly every aspect of daily living, we are now going through a serious…

Shashika Bandara and Ananda Galappatti Shashika Bandara and Ananda Galappatti on 03/30/202204/24/2022
Colombo, Gender, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Finding the Crime in Reproductive Choice

International Women’s Month was heralded by the familiar sound of male decision making in Sri Lanka’s parliament. The agenda for International Women’s Day was the legalization of abortion in the instance of…

Shenali Pilapitiya Shenali Pilapitiya on 03/24/202203/24/2022

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