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.
Here is what has happened since beginning with .5 gram per day, slowly increasing to 2 grams per day.
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Jan Garanoz
869/116 Thanon Pemavipat,
Chiang Rai, 57000 Thailand
Created: September 1, 1995
Last updated: February 04, 2010