Sri Lankan Professor Sudath Shirley Pathmasiri Warnakulasuriya has been awarded the Princess Srinagarindra Award 2026, one of the world’s highestContinue Reading
New directors have been appointed to five major hospitals in Sri Lanka, including the Kalubowila, Ragama, Batticaloa and Peradeniya TeachingContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health has introduced a new set of guidelines aimed at ensuring the efficient use of water andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka has received a donation of essential cancer medicines worth Rs. 330 million from a US-based charitable organisation, whileContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Continue Reading
Sri Lanka has unveiled its first National Food Safety Policy, a landmark framework developed with support from the FAO andContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health has issued a strong warning to parents and the public following a surge in accidents linkedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka has officially launched the Investment Case on Alcohol Control and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SAFER Technical Package,Continue Reading
The Ministry of Health will award appointments to 228 Public Health Management Assistants under its human resource development programme, atContinue Reading
The 11th National Accident Prevention Week concluded today (10) with a focus on preventing accidents in schools, preschools, and dayContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health has provided details of food items banned under the newly unveiled “Guidelines on Healthy School Canteens”,Continue Reading
Coinciding with National Nutrition Month 2026, the Ministry of Health today (22) unveiled the “Guidelines on Healthy School Canteens”, aimedContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health will tomorrow inaugurate the upgraded Biomedical Engineering Services Centre, modernised at a cost of over Rs.Continue Reading
The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has appointed nine new Deputy Directors General, including directors for the National HospitalsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s three‑day national dengue mosquito eradication programme continued across 72 Medical Officer of Health divisions in 14 districts forContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health has issued an extraordinary gazette to recruit 3,000 student nurses, marking the first phase of aContinue Reading
The Ministry of Health announced today that Sri Lanka has commenced its Triple Elimination programme across all maternity clinics, markingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s health sector is set for a major upgrade in cardiac care, with 16 state‑of‑the‑art cardiac catheterization laboratories (CathContinue Reading
