Institute Details

Title of the institute:
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
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Address:
No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha,
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
City:
Colombo
State:
Colombo
Pincode:
12000
Country:
Sri Lanka
Phone:
(+94)112 694033, (+94)112 675011,
Email:
postmaster@health.gov.lk
Website:
https://health.gov.lk
About the Institute:
The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for health. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on health, nutrition, indigenous medicine and other subjects which come under its purview.
Under the Constitution of Sri Lanka provincial councils are responsible for running public hospitals but some hospitals, known as line ministry hospitals, are the responsibility of the Ministry of Health in Colombo. There were 49 line ministry hospitals in 2011 which included all teaching hospitals in the country. Together they had 33,000 beds (47% all beds in public hospitals).
Vision:
A healthier nation that contributes to its economic, social, mental and spiritual development.
Mission:
To contribute to social and economic development of Sri Lanka by achieving the highest attainable health status through promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services of high quality made available and accessible to people of Sri Lanka. Objectives are;
To empower community for maintaining, promoting their health
Faculty:
NA
Award(s):
NA
Publication(s):
https://health.gov.lk/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306&Itemid=101