Sri Lanka’s public health expenditure has stagnated/declined as a share of GDP, relative to peer countries and the world. Adequate investment in public health enables better preparedness for emerging challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.



Sri Lanka’s public health expenditure has stagnated/declined as a share of GDP, relative to peer countries and the world. Adequate investment in public health enables better preparedness for emerging challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.