Health Changes in Sri Lanka: Benefits of Primary Health Care and Public Health

被引：9
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作者：
Karunathilake, Indika Mahesh [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Colombo, Med Educ Dev & Res Ctr MEDARC, Fac Med, Colombo, Sri Lanka
来源：
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2012年 / 24卷 / 04期
关键词：
maternal mortality; primary and public health care; DETERMINANTS; TRENDS;
D O I：
10.1177/1010539512453670
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean that has achieved a unique status in the world with health indicators that are comparable with those of developed countries. This is illustrated, among others, by the reduction in both child and maternal mortality in the country. This achievement is the result of a range of long-term interventions, including providing education and health care free of charge, training of health care workers, developing public health infrastructure in rural areas, and adopting steps to improve sanitation, nutrition, and immunization coverage.
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页码：663 / 671
页数：9
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