Sri Lanka, April 20 -- A World Health Organization (WHO) expert team has arrived in Sri Lanka to review the progress of the country's health system and submit recommendations to strengthen it further, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

The team also met Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa today (20).

The meeting focused at length on the current performance of the health system and the progress of the government's programme to establish Arogya Health and Wellness Centres to strengthen the primary healthcare system, the Health Ministry noted.

The expert team will remain in Sri Lanka until Friday (24) to carry out its study. WHO Representative to Sri Lanka Dr. Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav also attended the discus...