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Is Sri Lanka’s population truly declining amid economic crisis and COVID-19?
17 May 2024 20:52 GMT
… influenced by economic and health concerns. While fertility rates may rebound … treatment for other diseases, mental health issues, and socioeconomic consequences … dynamics
Migration patterns in Sri Lanka, distinct from fertility and mortality, are influenced …
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Couples in Sri Lanka not prioritizing having babies
12 May 2024 18:26 GMT
… the birth rate, medical experts said.
Gynecologist and obstetrician, Professor Ajith Fernando … said that the economic crisis in Sri Lanka … on the overall population in Sri Lanka.
The Registrar General’s Department …
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African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases
13 May 2024 16:26 GMT
… by the Health Rights Advocacy Forum, the African Medical and Research … fogging campaign in Kirulapone, Colombo, Sri Lanka, to combat Aedes mosquitoes, which … mortality and morbidity, unexpected pregnancies, unsafe abortions and the implications of sexual …
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Sri Lanka one of top runners in terms of aging
08 May 2024 22:06 GMT
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Georgia- Sri Lanka is one of the … a sudden large decline in fertilities, however the pension coverage … should support lifetime investment in health, education, skills, and financial … Among these are government-assisted health insurance and pension plans, …
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Sri Lanka s gross official reserves surged to $5 billion by March end- CBSL
02 May 2024 04:37 GMT
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves … March, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) attributed the surge … goods imports (led by lower medical and pharmaceuticals).
Meanwhile, expenditure … textile articles, wheat and fertiliser significantly decreased in March 2024 …
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Sri Lanka exports earnings up almost 10-pct in Mar 2024
01 May 2024 10:28 GMT
The deficit in the merchandise trade account narrowed to US dollars 369 million in March 2024 from US dollars 412 million recorded in March 2023, primarily due to a higher increase in exports than the increase in imports.
However, it widened compared to …
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Sri Lanka signals shift in interest as Indian firm to jointly manage China-built airport close to strategic Hambantota port
28 Apr 2024 09:43 GMT
… controversial operations. In April 2021, Sri Lanka asked a China-bound cargo … and the international financial crisis, Sri Lanka in May 2022 became the … of essentials such as petroleum, fertilisers, medicine, development of railways, infrastructure, defence …
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Korea donates solar power panels to Paediatric Care Centre
04 May 2024 20:16 GMT
… being the first Paediatric Palliative Care Centre in Sri Lanka, providing essential support … the Korea Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital, handed over to the Sri Lankan Government in … March last year. Their recent donation of medical …
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The secret live of apes: After orangutan's medical marvel how other primates have hidden skills and abilities including making and using tools and even babysitting
03 May 2024 14:19 GMT
… animal knew the plant had medicinal powers.
But Richard Byrne, … any understanding of the medical mechanism or active instruction by … tamarin recovers from her pregnancy and prepares for the … -side home in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
Video footage recorded by …
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America is 1 of Just 8 Countries Worldwide That Allows Abortions Up to Birth
02 May 2024 20:42 GMT
… of pregnancy, which is most commonly and medically … the weeks since conception, fertilization, or implantation, this … Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania … pregnancy. After that, abortion is permitted if one health …