Tele-Genetics: Using Low Cost Internet Technology to Provide Genetic Consultations to Rural Areas in Sri Lanka

Dissanayake, V. H. W.; Nisansala, D; Sandamal, Salinda; Jayasekara, Rohan W.

doi:10.4038/sljbmi.v1i1.1465

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“…It has a population of about 22.1 million comprising 52% females in a land area of 65 610 km 210 ; 31.8% of the population was below 20 years and 17% was above 60 years in 2022 based on projections. 11 A retrospective study covering the period 27 January 2020 to 30 June 2022 was carried out using data available in the public domain.…”

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Disability-adjusted life years due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Wickremasinghe

Ariyasena

Munasinghe

et al. 2023

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ObjectivesTo estimate the health burden of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and to investigate how the burden varies across age groups and sex.Methods and analysisA retrospective study was conducted based on information obtained from the daily situation reports and monthly epidemiological reports issued by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. DALYs due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka from 27 January 2020 to 30 June 2022 were estimated by age and sex. For the calculation, we also included the DALYs due to mild anxiety for the family members of the patients with COVID-19.ResultsThe total number of COVID-19 cases reported during this time period was 664 123, of which, 54% were males. There were 16 521 deaths reported giving a case fatality rate of 2.48%, which was higher in females as compared with males. The total years of life lost during this period is estimated to be 77 679 for males and 115 065 for females. The estimate of DALYs due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka was 269 606 corresponding to 12.2 per 1000 population.ConclusionCompared with other countries, the burden of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, as assessed by DALYs, was relatively low. This may be due to the country being an island and the strict rules imposed by the government to limit the spread of the disease. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 using only DALYs does not reflect the devastating economic and social consequences experienced by the country.

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“…12 Population data by 10-year age categories were extracted from the Medium-Term Population Projection for Sri Lanka: 2012-2037. 11 The case fatality rate was calculated as the number of deaths due to COVID-19 divided by the number of reported cases, and multiplied by 100.…”

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Disability-adjusted life years due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Wickremasinghe

Ariyasena

Munasinghe

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“…He ensured that these services were introduced to the country while carefully taking into consideration the cultural sensitivities specific to the Sri Lankan context (Jayasekara, ). Several decades later, in 2007, the HGU, started offering telegenetics services to enable rural communities to access genetic counseling (Dissanayake, Nisansala, Sandamal, & Jayasekara, ). This was one of the first such services anywhere in the developing world.…”

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Genetics and genomic medicine in Sri Lanka

Sirisena

Dissanayake

2019

Molec Gen & Gen Med

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The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 heralded in a new era marked by remarkable advances in biomedical research leading to the establishment of genomics‐based translational medicine mainly in the developed world. However, the development of such advances has been hampered in most parts of the developing world due to scarcity of resources and trained personnel. Genetics and genomic medicine are currently in the process of being integrated into the Sri Lankan health care system. These developments have taken place mainly due to the heightened awareness and increasing demands made by the public for provision of genetic diagnostic and therapeutic services in clinical care. Due to the exorbitant costs incurred in the maintenance of these services and the dearth of adequately trained manpower, only a few centers in the country, mainly in Universities or private sector, are currently engaged in providing these services to the public. This article aims to provide an overview of the genetics and genomic medicine services in Sri Lanka from its early developments to the current state.

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The Provision of Medical and Health Genetics and Genomics in the Developing World

Sirisena

Sumathipala

Wettasinghe

et al. 2016

Medical and Health Genomics

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Tele-Genetics: Using Low Cost Internet Technology to Provide Genetic Consultations to Rural Areas in Sri Lanka

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Disability-adjusted life years due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Disability-adjusted life years due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Genetics and genomic medicine in Sri Lanka

The Provision of Medical and Health Genetics and Genomics in the Developing World

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