Sri Lanka introduces new variety of rice to help prevent diabetes
As diabetes has become a major health problem, Sri Lanka is focusing attention on ways to prevent the disease and…
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E-health cards for all Sri Lankan citizens by 2020
The Ministry of Health announces that a e-Health Card including a personal health record with an individual identification number will…
Sri Lanka Health Minister refuses to grant concessions to companies on proposed sugar tax for sweetened beverages
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says that he refuses to give any concessions…
Asiri Hospitals launches dedicated Diabetes Centre with comprehensive patient care
With one in five Sri Lankans afflicted with diabetes and the numbers rapidly rising, the disease has now reached epidemic…
President stresses the need of a national program to control diabetes
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today stressed the need for a national program to control diabetes, one of the most…
