SL ranks 76 at latest Human Development Index

[Gibbs]

SL ranks 76 at latest Human Development Index

Sri Lanka ranked 76 at the latest Human Development Index (HDI) with a value of 0.770 under the category of countries with ‘High Human Development’, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said.

The HDI-2018, which was compiled by the UNDP and released on Friday said the value of Sri Lanka has been increased by only 0.78 per cent from 1990 to 2017.

The life expectancy of Sri Lankan females was listed at an average of 78.8 years and that of males at 72.1 years. The estimated gross national income per capita of females was 6,462 (PPP$) and males were 16,581 (PPP$). In terms of gender inequality, Sri Lanka ranked at 80.

Norway topped the index followed by Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany as the top five countries with the highest human development respectively.

Niger was identified as the country with the least human development out of 189 countries followed by the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

Meanwhile, neighbouring India ranked at 130, Bhutan at 134, Bangladesh at 136, Nepal at 149, Pakistan at 150 and Afghanistan at 168 places of the HDI Index.

The health sector of Sri Lanka showed better outcomes with only 30 deaths per 100,000 live births under the Maternal Mortality Rate category.

More than 75 per cent of infants below five months in Sri Lanka are being exclusively breastfed and the HIV prevalence was reported as 0.1% between the age 15 to 49.

The adult literacy rate was high at 91.2 per cent with 82.6 females and 83.1 males having at least some secondary education from the total population.

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[Gibbs]

Sri Lanka declared as Rubella-free by the WHO

Malaria-free in 2015.

Filaria-free in 2016.

Neonatal Tetanus-free in 2017.

What’s Lanka’s next feat for 2018?

We can now proudly add being a rubella-free nation to the list!

Rubella is an infection that has been often confused with measles. The two do share similar characteristics; however, rubella has generally been referred to as a milder illness. Its symptoms, including a distinct red rash, headache and fever, often disappeared within the span of a few days, giving the illness its trademark nickname- “three-day measles”.

Despite its mild status, it was soon discovered that rubella had fatal effects in pregnant women. Severe birth defects, miscarriages and stillbirth were all leading back to one main source- Congenital Rubella Syndrome.

Lanka’s first significant outbreaks took place in 1994 and 1995. The vaccine was soon introduced in 1996 and was specifically targeting all females of reproductive age from 11 to 44, given the dire effects it had on infants. Reported cases gradually decreased but soon became a worrisome problem once again between the years 2009 to 2011. Number of reported cases rose as high as 416 in 2011, according to WHO reports. Given the recent complications, the Health Ministry took to focusing on combating this virus, setting a vision of eradicating it by 2020.

Needless to say, they have succeeded in their goal, with 2 years to spare!

The World Health Organization’s Regional Director for South-East Asia, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, presented the certification to Lanka’s Health Minister, officially declaring the island rubella-free on Wednesday (5th September) at the WHO South-East Asia Regional Conference.

The Director also commended the nation on our consecutive success in eliminating disease, making this yet another landmark for Lanka’s healthcare services.

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[samv]

Why are you posting this here when the country has been dragged down to the pits by your yahapalanaya regime?

Crime is rampant, drug smuggling is rampant, the central bank can be robbed blind, provincial elections keep getting postponed, those who criticise the yahapalanaya regime are arrested and jailed, food and medicine prices are sky high, strikes take place every other day. The country is a puppet state of India and the west.

And you're puffing up your chest? What a joke.