Sri
Lanka / Health and Medical Services
A few sensible
precautions that will ensure a healthy and happy sojourn in Sri
Lanka. Try to avoid drinking water straight from the tap. Bottled
water is readily available and if it is not a bottled cold drink
or coconut water can be a safe substitute. Carry sunscreen, particularly
if you intend to spend time on the beach and prickly heat powder
in any case. Sri Lanka has its share of mosquitoes so it is a
good idea to be equipped with a mosquito and insect repellant
and if prone to it, anti malarial prophylactics.
Sri Lankan
pharmacies are pretty well stocked with a fairly wide range of
allopathic medicines and as an alternative there are outlets for
Ayurvedic medicine, the country’s indigenous health care system.
Free medical and surgical services are provided in state owned
hospitals everywhere in the country.
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