A preliminary discussion on an action plan to eradicate the rapidly spreading dengue cases and Chikungunya virus infections, ...

Sri Lanka has reported more than 17,000 dengue cases during the first four months of the year, highlighting a significant public health concern, Health Promotion Bureau. ..

A new species of snake, endemic to Sri Lanka, has been discovered in the biologically rich Maragala mountain range near ...

In a grand recognition of his efforts to strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday conferred with the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana, the island nation’s highest ...

Ratnapura district this year, according to the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Director of Health Services, Dr. Kapila Kannangara. He ...

A malaria awareness march was held today (25) under the theme "Say No to Malaria," organized by the National Malaria Campaign of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media. The march was led by Dr. Anil ...

Monica Das Gupta’s paper argues that India can drastically improve health outcomes and economic productivity by prioritizing low-cost, preventive public health services using existing resources.

For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. These white monkeys ...

There is an outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in several parts of the country with Colombo and the suburbs the hardest hit. The number of those infected has surged in the past ...

Amidst rise in Chikungunya cases in Sri Lanka, Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday the Epidemiology Unit is on alert and the Health Ministry is making an intervention regarding the ...

Amidst rise in Chikungunya cases in Sri Lanka, Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday the Epidemiology Unit is ...

Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association Secretary Chamil Muthukuda said yesterday (21) that there is an increase in the incidence of chikungunya in the country.