Why Sri Lanka
Increasing scope for medical & healthcare industry in Sri Lanka
Rising demand for quality healthcare with improving incomes and an
ageing population
Non-communicable diseases are on the rise due to changing lifestyles.
Sri Lanka has the fastest ageing population in South Asia. Population
over 60 expected
to double in the next 25 years, impacting Sri Lanka’s health profile
With one qualified doctor for every 1,200 people and one nurse for every 570 people in
the
population, there is demand for better and faster diagnostic equipment.
Rapid growth in Sri Lanka’s private healthcare sector due to growing
middle and
upper-middle-income classes, who look for convenience in access to
healthcare supported
by
increasing incomes and penetration of medical insurance.