Colombo: The number of dengue patients has increased by 300 per cent compared to 2021 in Sri Lanka, a newspaper reported on Friday.

New York: The queue of women grows steadily outside a government clinic in Kuppiyawatta, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. In just over half an hour the number swells to around 200. Pre ...

New York: Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortag ...

New York: The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth safely and live without gender-based violence, acc ...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has lifted the mask mandate  which was imposed for outdoor and indoor spaces.

Colombo/UNI/Sputnik: Sri Lankan health authorities said on Friday that they have detected the first case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.

Sri Lanka has barred a Chinese ship carrying desperately needed organic fertiliser which experts said was tainted with harmful bacteria, media reports said.

Sri Lankan Health Ministry has warned of the possibility that Covid-19 patients of the new Lambda variant could be found in the country at any time.

A new Covid 19 virus strain detected in Sri Lanka is spreading fast, according to an expert.