Primary Health Care Systems Strengthening Project

Background

Sri Lanka has had a sound primary healthcare approach since the mid-1920s (even before the Declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978). Sri Lanka has made notable progress in key healthcare indicators. Life expectancy at birth, maternal and child health as well as neo-natal, infant and under-5 mortality rates are lower than the South Asian average. However, although Sri Lanka displays relatively good health indicators, emerging health challenges prevail.

Project Development
Objective

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the utilization and quality of primary health care services, with an emphasis on the detection and management of non-communicable diseases in high-risk population groups, in selected areas of the country.

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Services provided by PMCIs

Screening for diabetes, hypertension, cervical, breast and oral cancers, chronic kidney diseases

Management of diabetes, hypertension &referral when required

Provision of essential drugs & laboratory facilities

Provision of palliative care, both institutional and community levels

Provision of Personnel Health Number (PHN), Personnel Health Record (PHR)& Maintenance of Electronic Health Database

Health promotion & interventions to address overweight, obesity & underweight

Interventions for reducing using alcohol & tobacco

Diagnosing and management of COPD and asthma

Detection and Management of TB and Dengue & referral when required

Promotion of physical exercises