Health permeates all aspects of social life. This factor is now being recognized in public policies, with health increasingly being included as a key concern in all policies. Marking National Health Week, Samanthi Bandara explores the concept of Health in All Policies (HiAP) in the Sri Lankan context and stresses the need to do more.

> By Samanthi Bandara, Research Officer – IPS In this second article marking World Health Day (7th April), Samanthi Bandara of the Health Economic Policy Unit of the IPS argues that as Sri Lanka grapples with emerging health challenges, like changing lifestyles with income growth, the rise of non-communicable diseases and an ageing population, health [...]