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 World Health
Organization Country Office (WCO) Sri Lanka has supported
activities to mark the World Health Day 2010 together with its counterparts.
Relevant directorates of Ministry of Health, non health government
organizations, UN agencies, and nongovernmental organizations and more
importantly the municipalities and urban councils have been invited to
partner with WCO in ensuring the success of this endeavor.
Major programs
and events planned, completed and ongoing in Sri Lanka to mark the World
Health Day 2010
Press conference organized in coordination with Media
Unit Ministry of Health 0n 1st April 2010 following which there
were couple of news items in
electronic and print media
City of Thamankaduwa
in Polonnaruwa District - Reawakening programme of the city titled “Pubadamu
Pulathisi” was coordinated by Medical
Officer of Health (MOH)/Thamankaduwa and Regional
Director of Health Services (RDHS) Polonnaruwa. An
advocacy seminar for political leaders, Government officers and businessman
on 1st April, an aerobic exercise session for the staff of health
and administrative authorities on 5th April and an awareness
campaign for general public through health committees (“Suwa Seva Kamitu”)
and through public address systems were the main events conducted as an
initiation of a long term
program.
City of Chilaw
in Puttalam District – An event
coordinated and organized by MOH Chilaw and RDHS/Puttalam was conducted on 12th April. It
included an aerobic sessions for volunteers from various institutions and
areas who would act as change agents
on a long term basis to bring a social attitude on exercises, an awareness
program for general public on risk factors, primary prevention, early
detection and treatment of non communicable diseases together with a
screening health clinic by medical professionals.
City of Colombo in Colombo District - An aerobic
session was held on 24th April which is organized by the Chief Medical Officer
of Health (CMOH) Colombo
Municipality with
participation low income group city dwellers from two to three Physical
Training Centres already commenced and established.
It was coupled with the inspection and cleaning up programmes
for the prevention of dengue.
City of Tangalle in Hambantota District
- Dengue prevention activities titled “Towards Dengue free Tangalle in 2010” including a cleaning up
campaigns together with awareness building among the public, home visits for
inspection, follow up visits to
adherence were conducted by MOH Tangalle /RDHS Hambantota. The
commemoration ceremony to keep up the momentum will be held on 10th
May.
City of Ampara in Ampara District - No Tobacco
awareness and campaign for businessmen, and community leaders on healthy life
styles and tobacco secession had been launched by RDHS Ampara
and MOH Ampara to bring about social change on
smoking aiming expanding the smoke free areas already existing in the city at
“Smoke free city” reducing smoking, voluntarily stopping sale
of cigarettes and other tobacco product.
City of Baticaloa in Baticaloa District
- Cleaning up campaigns of garbage dumps repairs to
drainage lines checking of hygienic conditions of restaurants and food stalls
organized by Municipality of Baticalo with the
coordination of City Mayer and health authorities which was commenced on 8th
March well in advance to World Health Day .
An interactive
dramatitled “Ramya Nagaraya (Beautiful
City)” was
along with World Health Day (WHD) 2010 Reception on 5th April. The
drama stipulated the theme of “Urbanization and Health”, health
issues of urbanization and role and responsibilities one will have to
minimize or prevent them in a more attractive manner and catered to the heads
and hearts of the invitees attended the WHD receptions ranges in a wider
spectrum of audiences representing the Political Leaders, Government
Officials, UN Officials, Diplomats, WCO Staff and guests. A short
technical briefing by WHO Representative on the theme of WHD 2010 and
how relevant it is to Sri Lankan context further advocated the guests
attending the World Health Day 2010 reception.
For all the
programs technical assistance is provided by the Ministry of Health,
Provincial and Regional Health Authorities in collaboration with WCO Sri
Lanka.
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