Right to Health of Internally Displaced Persons - IDP SriLanka

Table of Contents
n t 1. Executive Summery................................................................... 08
2. Introduction............................................................................... 12
3. Universal Human Rights Norms on “Right to Health”............ 16
4. Justiciability of Right to Health in Sri Lanka........................... 22
4.1 A Constitutional Right............................................... 22
4.2 A Statutory right........................................................ 23
5. Do the Health Rights of the IDPs Require a Special Attention. 26
6. General Curative health situation of the districts...................... 32
6.1. Analysis on General Curative Health Sector
of the Districts............................................................ 36
7. Health Issues of Internally Displaced Persons........................... 40
7.1. Access to health clinics.............................................. 40
7.2. Public Health Services............................................... 42
7.3. Shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene and disease
Prevalence.................................................................. 45
7.4. Adequate Food Supply and Nutrition........................ 54
7.5. Nutrition status of more vulnerable groups............... 57
7.6. Risk of HIV infections............................................... 61
7.7. Mental health of IDPs................................................ 61
7.8. Addressing similar issues differently-unequal
responses to different types of displacements............ 62
7.9. Security problems...................................................... 64
7.10. Role of health professionals..................................... 65
8. Conclusion................................................................................. 68
9. Recommendations..................................................................... 70
Annexures.................................................................................. 76
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