Sri Lanka Health System Review

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2. Organization and governance

Chapter summary The Sri Lankan health system comprises western allopathic and other traditional systems, with the former serving the majority of the population. Government health services commenced with the initiation of a civil medical department in 1858. In 1926, the preventive services were reorganized with the creation of the health unit system. Curative services are provided by a network of tertiary- and secondary-care institutions, divisional hospitals (outpatient and inward care) and primary medical care units offering outpatient care. The medical officer of health (MOH) and his team provide preventive services through health units that cover the whole island. All state sector services, both curative and preventive, are free of charge at the point of delivery. In addition, separate service facilities are available for the armed forces, police and prisons. The public sector provides nearly 95% of inpatient care and around 50% of outpatient care. Although the private sector is becoming a growing presence, their services are available to only a fraction of the population due to the high costs involved. Furthermore, patient-related statistics from the private sector are limited since the national Health Information System (HIS) includes only the state sector. The state health services function under a cabinet minister. Following the Thirteenth amendment to the Constitution, health became a partially devolved subject. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is responsible for stewardship functions such as policy formulation and health legislation, programme monitoring and technical oversight, management of health technologies, human resources, and tertiary and other selected hospitals. The primary and secondary levels of curative care and preventive services function under the nine provincial ministries. The first comprehensive national health policy based on primary health care (PHC) was prepared in 1992 and later revised with a focus on universal health coverage (UHC) (2014–2016). The current policy (2016–2025) addresses emerging health issues, quality and safety, and the expectations of the people.

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9. Appendices ................................................................................................ 206 9.1 References

21min
pages 230-247

9.3 About the authors

4min
pages 250-254

7.6 Transparency and accountability

18min
pages 220-229

9.2 HiT methodology and production process

2min
pages 248-249

7.4 Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care

5min
pages 203-205

7.3 User experience and equity of access to health care

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pages 195-202

7.1 Objectives of the health system

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pages 182-183

7. Assessment of the health system .......................................................... 157 Chapter summary

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page 181

6.3 Future developments

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pages 174-180

developments in Sri Lanka

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page 164

6.2 Analysis of recent major reforms

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pages 165-173

6. Principal health reforms ......................................................................... 139 Chapter summary

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medicine

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page 162

5.11 Mental health care

5min
pages 157-159

5.13 Health services for specific populations

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page 161

5.8 Rehabilitation

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pages 153-154

5.7 Pharmaceutical care

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pages 151-152

5.6 Emergency care

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page 150

5.2 Curative care services

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pages 145-146

5.4 Inpatient care

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pages 148-149

4.2 Human resources

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pages 117-120

5. Provision of services ................................................................................ 113 Chapter summary

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4.1 Physical resources

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4. Physical and human resources ................................................................ 78 Chapter summary

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3.7 Payment mechanisms

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3.6 Other financing

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Figure 3.8 OOP spending on health by expenditure deciles, 2016

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3.5 Voluntary private health insurance

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pages 97-98

3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows

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3.3 Overview of the public financing schemes

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Figure 3.6 Financing system related to health-care provision

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3. Health financing ......................................................................................... 48 Chapter summary

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page 72

2.9 Patient empowerment

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pages 68-71

2.8 Regulation

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pages 64-67

2.7 Health information management

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pages 61-63

2.6 Intersectorality

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pages 59-60

2.4 Decentralization and centralization

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2.2 Overview of the health system

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2.1 Historical background

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2.3 Organization

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2. Organization and governance ................................................................... 26 Chapter summary

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1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 Chapter summary

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1.4 Health status

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pages 37-43

1.3 Political context

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1.5 Human-induced and natural disasters

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Figure 1.1 Map of Sri Lanka

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1.1 Geography and sociodemography

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1.2 Economic context

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1 Analysis of the significant health reforms that affected health

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