Sri Lanka

Assessment of mental health and physical wellbeing of ‘left behind' family members of international labour migrants a national comparative study in Sri Lanka

Journal PLoS Medicine series ‘Migration & Health’ in 2011 prompted a calling for an evidence-based research agenda on migrant health. Nearly one-in ten Sri Lankans are employed abroad as International Labor Migrants (ILM). Little is known about the impact... Read more

Sri Lanka's post-Tsunami psychosocial playground: lessons for future psychosocial programming and interventions following disasters

Wickramage, K. (2006). Sri Lanka's post-tsunami psychosocial playground: lessons for future psychosocial programming and interventions following disasters. Intervention, 4(2), 163-168. This paper explores examples of unsolicited, culturally inappropriate and conflict insensitive interventions initiated by both local and international teams... Read more