Publications

Sri Lanka Health Accounts : National Health Expenditures 1990–2008

The publication presents estimates of health expenditure in Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka Health Accounts (SLHA) for year 1996-2008.

Author(s):S. De Alwis, T. Fernando, R. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 Jul 2011                                           Type: Health Expenditure Series

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Guidelines for improving the comparability and availability of private health expenditures

Guidelines for estimation of private health expenditures.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya and Luca Lorenzoni

Date: 26 May 2010                                           Type: Monographs

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SHA-Based Health Accounts in Twelve Asia-Pacific Economies

A comparative analysis of different health funding and spending patterns across the Asia-Pacific region.

Author(s):Hyoung-sun Jeong, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 20 Jan 2010                                           Type: Monographs

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Guidelines for improving the comparability and availability of private health expenditures

Guidelines for estimation of private health expenditures.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 Oct 2009                                           Type: Monographs

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Public Hospital Inpatient Discharge Survey 2005

Results of the national survey of inpatient discharges in Sri Lanka in 2005.

Author(s):Chamikara Perera, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Sunil Senanayake, Shanti Dalpatadu, Hirushaka de Silva, Ruki

Date: 1 Oct 2009                                           Type: Health Statistics Reports

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A Framework for Family Well-being in Sri lanka

A conceptual framework on family well-being

Author(s):A T P L Abeykoon

Date: 1 Sep 2009                                           Type: Policy Briefs

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Sri Lanka Health Accounts : National Health Expenditures 1990–2006

The publication presents estimates of health expenditure in Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka Health Accounts (SLHA) for year 1996-2006.

Author(s):T. Fernando, R. Rannan-Eliya, J. M. H. Jayasundara

Date: 1 Sep 2009                                           Type: Health Expenditure Series

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Public views of health system issues in four Asian countries

Health Affairs paper presenting the results of a opinion polls of the public in four Asian countries regarding their views on health equity, conducted by the Equitap project.

Author(s):Mrigesh Bhatia, Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, MN Huq, Badri Raj Pande, B Chuluunzagd

Date: 1 Jul 2009                                           Type: Journal articles

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Sri Lanka: "Good Practice” in Expanding Health Care Coverage

The Sri Lanka case of the World Bank study was carried out by the Institute for Health Policy, and published together with the other country cases in “Good Practices in Health Financing: Lessons from reforms in low- and middle-income countries”.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Lankani Sikurajapathy

Date: 1 Mar 2009                                           Type: Research Studies Series

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G8 and strengthening of health systems: follow-up to the Toyako summit

Lancet paper presenting recommendations for the G8 as follow-up to the 2008 Toyako Summit by the Takemi Task Force on Health System Strengthening.

Author(s):Michael R Reich, Keizo Takemi

Date: 1 Feb 2009                                           Type: Journal articles

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