Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni yesterday assured the public that there is no threat to Sri Lanka from the Nipah virus currently reported in parts of India, stressing that no cases have ...

Sri Lanka must urgently step up airport screening, hospital surveillance and public health preparedness following a deadly ...

Despite regional leadership ambitions, India continues to underinvest in the health of its own people.

Health officials said Sri Lanka is closely tracking developments at the regional level and remains in contact with international health surveillance ...

The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has issued an official statement addressing public concerns following recent media reports on the Nipah virus ...

Sri Lanka’s public health service has sharply deteriorated over the past year as President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government imposes its International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity program on the ...

The US Embassy in Sri Lanka last week welcomed a team of engineers and medical professionals from the Montana National Guard ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Don’t fall ill or get into accidents: That’s the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country's economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs ...

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, Sri Lankan government minister Keheliya Rambukwella speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept.6, 2023 ...

Sri Lankan health authorities are closely monitoring developments following the detection of a cluster of Nipah virus infections in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, amid heightened surveillance ...