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Overview and Assessment of Communicable Disease Surveillance Systems and Strategic Information Sources in the South-East Asia Region: Sri Lanka Country Report, 2023

This assessment was undertaken as part of a broader WHO South-East (SE) Asia regional initiative to strengthen communicable disease surveillance and strategic...

Implementing what works in alcohol policy: progress report on the SAFER initiative

Alcohol-related harm causes millions of deaths each year and remains a major, preventable obstacle to health, equity and sustainable development. This...

Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulations (‎2005)‎ core capacities of Sri Lanka: mission report: 4-8 September 2023

Sri Lanka has a long and impressive history of strong leadership and commitment to International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) compliance and health...

Achieving the hepatitis B control goal – successful journeys in Maldives and Sri Lanka: The path towards elimination

Following years of having achieved very high coverage with hepatitis B immunization, Maldives and Sri Lanka have been verified by an independent expert...

  

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