Publication: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Indigenous Systems of Medicine
Date
2005-08
ISSN
Published
2005-08
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Ayurveda and other traditional systems
of health care have been used for over two thousand years in
Sri Lanka. Indigenous systems such as Ayurveda are based on
the country's cultural, social, economic, and religious
characteristics. In addition, Sri Lankans utilizing
knowledge of these indigenous systems of medicine were the
first in the world to develop the concept of a hospital and
established a highly scientific public healthcare system.
Citation
“World Bank. 2005. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Indigenous Systems of Medicine. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 83. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10751 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”