In Sri Lanka’s Central and Uva provinces, Field Maternal and Child Health Centres (FMCHCs) play a vital role offering free, essential healthcare services to vulnerable communities. However, health clinics in remote villages are in a state of disrepair and lack adequate facilities, inconveniencing both patients and healthcare professionals. To improve access to health services, UN-Habitat ...
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Families in remote villages in Sri Lanka’s Central Province face difficulties in accessing health care facilities due to long travel distances and the lack of regular transport to towns. Field Maternal and Child Health Centres (FMCHC) located in villages play a vital role in bridging this gap by offering free, essential healthcare services to vulnerable ...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka’s central province faced challenges in accessing nutritious food sources due to inter-regional transportation issues. During this time, many families resorted to home gardening to supplement their food supply. However, they were hampered by challenges including lack of funds to purchase quality seeds and fertilizers, lack of ...
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Mr. Lindapitiya is a vegetable farmer from the Nawakadadora Grama Niladhari (GN) division in Nuwara Eliya district. For the past 25 years, he has been cultivating vegetables such as bell peppers, leeks, carrot, potato, and cabbage on half an acre (80 perch) plot of land. However, over the past few years, Mr. Lindapitiya had faced ...
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Date: 13th Feb 2019 Click blow link for the article PDF Version Weblink : https://roar.media/english/life/in-the-know/urbanisation-sri-lanka-growing-pains/ ...
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Muthukumar Sandrakanthi was only 36-years old when a charging elephant took her husband’s life. He had tried to settle his family in Kilinochchi in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, but with a conflict underway, Sandrakanthi had no time to grieve – she had four children to raise and protect. Thivahar, her youngest son, was only four-years ...
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In May 2016, extreme weather conditions caused by cyclone Roanu resulted in severe floods and landslides in Sri Lanka. The disaster affected approximately 500,000 people in 25 Districts, resulting in 93 deaths, while 6,382 houses were fully damaged and 25,958 houses were partially damaged. The Districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Ratnapura were the most affected ...
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In May 2016, extreme weather conditions caused by cyclone Roanu resulted in severe floods and landslides in Sri Lanka. ...
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