Ministry of Health Archives

January 27, 2021

Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 27, 2021 – In an effort to make it easier for people to donate blood, Facebook has launched the Blood Donations feature in Sri Lanka in partnership with the Ministry of Health’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) supported by the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB). Till date, 24 blood cluster centers have […]

December 11, 2020

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10 December 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Sri Lanka Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) at an event held in Colombo. Country specific FBDGs are one of the FAO/WHO recommended tools to improve healthy […]

October 21, 2020

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, Colombo: In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka, Coca-Cola’s donation of 16,800 PCR Test Kits and 17,000 Viral Transport Media (VTM) to support the Government of Sri Lanka in conducting urgently required COVID-19 testing in the country together with implementing partner Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) […]

Ministry of Health joins hands to launch Facebook’s Blood Donations feature in Sri Lanka

Ministry of Health collaborates with FAO to launch Dietary Guidelines for Sri Lankans

Coca-Cola’s donation of 16,800 PCR Test Kits and 17,000 Viral Transport Media (VTM) useful and timely for Ministry of Health’s urgent response to new COVID-19 cluster