PSSP will support 1000 Public Health Midwifes in Sri Lanka. we will provide funds true the Ministry of health .Dr Jayasundara Bandara ,PD/PSSP says , this is the historical contribution to upgrade the field health programmes .
A project implementation support mission of the World Bank with regard to PSSP is taking place from 25th July to 1st August 2022.
Working on AM / Wrap-up with MOH
Since early May 2022, cases of monkeypox have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic, and continue to be reported in several endemic countries. Most confirmed cases with travel history reported travel to countries in Europe and North America, rather than West or Central Africa where the monkeypox virus is endemic. This is the first time that many monkeypox cases and clusters have been reported concurrently in non-endemic and endemic countries in widely disparate geographical areas.
Most reported cases so far have been identified through sexual health or other health services in primary or secondary health-care facilities and have involved mainly, but not exclusively, men who have sex with men.
WHO is collaborating with health authorities to prevent further spread of the disease. We are issuing guidance to help countries on surveillance, laboratory work, clinical care, infection prevention and control, as well as risk communication and community engagement to inform communities at risk and the broader general public about monkeypox and how to keep safe. We are also working closely with countries in Africa, regional institutions, and technical and financial partners, to support efforts to bolster laboratory diagnosis, disease surveillance, readiness and response actions to prevent further infections. {WHO)
Today is 26th July
PSSP Implementation Support Mission - Discussion on Community Engagement ESF
Dengue update
Total of 31162 suspected dengue cases for the year 2020 and 31777 suspected dengue cases were reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island from January 2022 to up to now, . Latest Disease Trends,
Approximately 40.1 % of dengue cases were reported from the Western province. The highest numbers of dengue cases were reported during the 29th week of 2017.
The outbreak situation in 2017 warranted extensive and regular removal of possible mosquito breeding sites from the environment, along with strengthened patient education on management of fever which resulted in a relatively low mortality.
It is very important to seek medical attention in the event of fever and to do relevant laboratory investigations at least by day three of the illness.
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 higher than the South Asian average.
