Abstract
Research for health – a Sri Lankan perspective
Highlights
Health is defined by the World Health Organisation as: “A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
The prevalence of obesity is increasing in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, which is a major factor contributing to the emerging epidemic of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer
Anthropometric parameters are commonly used as markers of body fat to identify overweight or obese individuals, the global cutoff values cannot be directly applied due to ethnic differences in body fat
Summary
Health is defined by the World Health Organisation as: “A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Research for health includes studies in many areas. Some of the key health issues needing research studies in Sri Lanka include, ensuring household food security, the increasing problem of non-communicable diseases, pollution related health problems, mitigating the effects of climate change on health, changing patterns of infectious diseases and health systems research, which involves financing, organizing and delivery of health services.
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