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National Elderly Health Policy of Sri Lanka

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Government of Sri Lanka Country Resources Older Persons General Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards Sri Lanka 3 January 2017 Policy document

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National elderly health policy reflects the commitment of the government to ensure comprehensive elderly health care services to all senior citizens of Sri Lanka. This policy supports other related policies and is intended to be complementary and not to replace or undermine them.

Document in Sinhala page: 1-18, in English page: 19-24

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