SL ranked 9th in Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) index
Sri Lanka, and its President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have been ranked 9th in the Global Response to Infectious Diseases (GRID) index.
The GRID index is designed to rank how efficiently and effectively the leadership of the country and the preparedness of its health system were in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The results are published in a paper titled GRIDTM Index: Tracking the Global Leadership Response in the COVID-19 Crisis by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia) (ICMA).
New Zealand and its leader Jacinta Arden have been ranked 1st in the GRID) index. The USA, led by President Donald Trump in its COVID-19 responses fares abysmally in the rankings.
Other countries that did well in the GRID Index were Singapore, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, the UAE, Japan and Taiwan.
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“Sri Lanka has better precautionary and safety measures than UK”, says a British tourist on BBC. What more testimonials do we need. A proud & assuring moment for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, dubbed as the pearl of the Indian ocean, is a very famous tropical destination among thousands. The island nation ranked as the number 01 tourist destination by lonely planet.
We did a thorough analysis of public health measures employed by Sri Lanka.
The point to ponder is how a properly organized preventive care plan can bring about astounding results in a pandemic situation.
Sri Lanka Health System – Brief
Sri Lankan health system has both public and private health care sectors. The public health system is free for all citizens. Going hand in hand, Sri Lanka has a free education system until graduate school for the last 60 years. Thanks to the free education system. Sri Lanka has trained thousands of well-qualified healthcare professionals and paramedical workforce for many decades through 9 well-regulated and state of the art medical faculties covering all regions of the country. And, all free of charge. The doctors and paramedical staff receive post-graduate training and continuous medical education throughout their career.
Sri Lanka boasts to a well-planned radial public health institution system. The private health system is tightly regulated under the private health care regulatory commission and the government.
The island nation has a robust century-old community health program. Health statistics such as maternal and child mortality rates are the lowest in the region. In fact, comparable to the western world. The life expectancy is highest in the region. The paradise nation is 100% vaccination covered, and all treatments under the extended program of immunization are administered free of charge.
The ministry of health regulates and sets the guidance to the future policies of the health system.
Coronavirus threat
Since the origin of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan Sri Lankan authorities started to take vigilance in stopping the potential danger. The military forces and the national intelligence service was put on high alert. The government created specialized aviation and border control expert teams, to track the movement of all inbound tourists and with a potential threat.
One of the first countries to rescue and quarantine
Sri Lanka became one of the first countries to send rescue missions to Wuhan, China to evacuate 33 Sri Lankan families. The families were brought down via an exclusive carrier and quarantined in a unique quarantine facility. All potential contacts are observed continuously under quarantine.
Extracted from – healthreviewglobal.com
An overview of Sri Lanka’s efforts to control the situation
Rs.50 Million donation from Leading Business Tycoon – Akbar Brothers (PVT) LTD
Many number of religious leaders, businessmen, professionals & sports stars came forward with generous hands to contribute to the COVID – 19 Healthcare & Social Security Fund to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of donations.
Immense dedication from medical professionals
Sri Lanka’s iconic Lotus Tower in capital Colombo was lit up on Saturday evening to honor the medical workers, the armed forces, police and all other officials who are in the front line to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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