The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to implement the project “Management of Hypertension and Diabetes based on the Strategies in Primary Care Services” in the districts of Galle, Colombo, and Gampaha.
This expansion follows the earlier Cabinet approval granted in January 2021, to implement the project “Multimodal Involvement to Improve the Prevention and Management of Hypertension in the Integrated Mechanism for Implementing Primary Health Care Services in Sri Lanka” using a grant of US$ 304,795 provided by the Resolve to Save Lives institution.
That project was carried out in Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Matale between 2021 and 2024, yielding positive results.
The new phase will be funded through the remaining funds from Stage 1, an additional financial grant, and a total grant of US$ 242,125 provided by Resolve to Save Lives.
The Cabinet also approved entering into an agreement with the institution to secure the financial provisions. (Newswire)