Medicolegal aspects of victims of assault admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka - Jayasundara MS, Thivaharan Y, Muthulingam T, Borukgama N, Kulathunga DL, Kitulwatte IDG.
This study ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Sri Lanka: UN appeals for $47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people
Sri Lanka is experiencing a multidimensional economic crisis, which is compounded by food insecurity, rising protection concerns and shortages threatening lives and livelihoods, the UN said on Thursday, appealing for $47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - June 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fighting the stigma of living with HIV in Sri Lanka
GAMPAHA DISTRICT, Sri Lanka– Kamal* was given one week to live. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - June 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Davos Fails on Financial Transparency – And Everything Else
By Matti KohonenLONDON, May 31 2022 (IPS) At this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos which ended last week, the attention of the world’s financial and economic elite was captured by the war in Ukraine whose president Volodimir Zelensky used his address to call to “complete withdrawal of foreign businesses from the Russian market”, despite 380 of the largest multinational companies still operating in Russia. Many companies still present in Russia were sitting in the audience while Zelensky spoke including HSBC that still maintains operations for existing clients, and Credit Suisse that is scaling them back ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Matti Kohonen Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Headlines TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Mothers at risk of postpartum depression in Sri Lanka: a population-based study using a validated screening tool - R øysted-Solås T, Hinderaker SG, Ubesekara L, De Silva V.
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression is an important public health concern. The prevalence of postpartum depression is estimated to be 18% worldwide. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mothers at risk of postpartum depression in Sri L... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news