Abstract
The Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics (SLJBMI) is the official journal publication of the Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka. It is the only academic publication in Sri Lanka which focuses on the emerging field of health informatics. SLJBMI was launched in 2010 as an open access and peer reviewed e-journal. It was temporarily paused publishing since June 2015 and relaunched in 2019 with an improved reader friendly format .The mission of SLJBMI is to publish high-quality original research and other relevant publications that would contribute to the promotion of digital health and health informatics. It aspires to be the most prominent publishing spotlight related to health informatics in the region and to be the gathering platform of the renowned experts and enthusiasts worldwide.
Highlights
In most Low- and Middle-Income Countries, research output related to digital health is not adequate
These research titles belong to six key areas in digital health; public health informatics, clinical informatics, policy and governance, education informatics, bioinformatics, and pharmacy informatics
The research output from the programme indicates a strong focus on public health and clinical informatics related research
Summary
In most Low- and Middle-Income Countries, research output related to digital health is not adequate. In Sri Lanka, a masters degree programme in Biomedical Informatics (“masters”) aimed at medical doctors from the state health sector is a key contributor to the research output in digital health. Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been grappling with the issue of context-specific research studies in a field such as digital health[1]. Research programmes are implemented in these settings, it is unclear as to how and to what extent such programmes contribute toward understanding the interplay between technology and context[2] This would mean that practitioners and researchers alike in LMICs would still have to depend on research evidence emerging from other contexts, which may not truly represent the socio-cultural, socio-political and technological landscape of a particular context
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