I am beginning to see the effects of the Economic catastrophe in Sri Lanka on Helath in relation to my private patients ability to spend on health – another disaster already made and waiting to explode in terms of preventable mortality
A few facts driving the economic driven pandemic of preventable deaths in Sri Lanka
1. In 2016 the domestic general government health expenditure as a % of general government expenditure was 9% ( I am sure it is less now in real terms)
2. The household contribution to current health expenditure is significant and is largely from out-of-pocket expenses.
3. Catastrophic Health Expenditure is defined as if >10% of household expenditure is spent on health expenditure
