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Welcome to HPB
Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) is the national centre of excellence for health communication, health promotion, media and publicity in the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. Improving health, wellbeing and quality of life of people by empowering them to take control over the determinants of their health through advocacy, mediation and enabling is the main goal of HPB. In this path mobilizing and empowering communities and settings are emphasized.All functions of the HPB are carried out by seven technical units and administrative section nationally, and through a network of provincial and district level Health Education Officers, other health and health related stakeholders across the country.
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Announcements
31 Dec 2024
Special Measles and Rubella vaccination programme for persons in the age group 20-30
නොවැම්බර් 4 සිට 9 දක්වා පැවැත්වෙන විශේෂ සරම්ප පිළිබද දැනුවත් කිරීමේ හා ප්‍රතිශක්තිකරණය කිරීමේ සතියට එක්වන්න!
31 Dec 2024
Gastritis or heart attack?
හෘදයාබාධයක් ද? නැත්තං ගැස්ට්‍රයිටිස් ද?
සුමුදු ප්‍රධාන ව්‍යාපාරික ආයතනයක ඉහළ නිලධාරියෙක් . දවස තිස්සෙම ආයතනයේ වෙළඳ කටයුතු පිළිබඳව මහන්සි වෙනවා. ආයතනය වෙනුවෙන් විවිධ මීටින්වලට යන්න සිද්ධ වෙනවා. මේ උත්සව ඉවර වෙන්නේ මත්පැන් සාදයකින්.
31 Dec 2024
The Dark Truth of Skin Whitening Cream
හම සුදු වෙන්න ගාන ක්‍රීම් ගැන ඇත්ත දැනගත්තොත් ඔයා සුදු මැළි වෙයි..
දින කීපයකින් සම සුදු කර දෙන ක්‍රීම් ගැන වෙළඳපොලේ ඕනෑ තරම් තොරතුරු තියෙනවා. එවැනි නිෂ්පාද දැන් වෙළඳපොලේ වැහි වැහැලා. ඇත්තටම මේ ක්‍රීම් වර්ග සමේ ආලේප කලායින් පස්සේ මොකක්ද අපිට වෙන්නේ?
Statistics
80.2%
PHM Areas with at Least One Functioning Mother’s Support Group
84.75%
MOH Areas with One Established Happy Village Setting
41.67%
Preschool Health Promotion Settings Established
10.27%
Health Promoting Workplace Settings Established
100%
Health Promoting Hospitals Established
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Latest News and Events
30 Sep 2026
Information Environment Assessment tool
The World Health Organization Headquarters, the WHO South East Asia Regional Office, and the WHO Country Office in Sri Lanka, together with the Health Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Health, conducted a two-day workshop in Sri Lanka to support the co-creation and co-designing of the Information Environment Assessment tool. This was subsequently followed by a cocreation workshop in Thailand.
The outcomes of these workshops, together with the practical country experiences and lessons from Sri Lanka and Thailand, contributed significantly to the development and refinement of the tool.
I am very pleased to see that the Information Environment Assessment Tool is now available for use. It provides a timely and valuable resource for those working in health information, communication, community engagement, and risk communication.
This is particularly important in today’s rapidly evolving information environment, where misinformation and disinformation can spread quickly through social media and where artificial intelligence is transforming how information is created, accessed, and shared. Systematically understanding the information environment can help us design more responsive, evidence-informed communication approaches, strengthen public trust, and support people in making informed decisions about their health.
28 Jul 2026
Launch of the Responsive Parenting Guidebook
The Responsive Parenting Guidebook for Mothers’ Support Groups was launched on 28 July 2026 at Sofia Colombo City Hotel. The event was graced by Dr. Asela Gunaratne, Director General of Health Services, as the Chief Guest. The guidebook was developed to support Mothers’ Support Groups in promoting responsive parenting, positive parent–child relationships, and healthy early childhood development.
29 Jan 2026
National Review of Mothers’ Support group activity 2025
National Review of Mother Support Group Activities – 2025 was held on 29th and 30th January 2026 at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, under the theme “Fostering Collective Action for Healthier Communities: Empowering Families, Strengthening Livelihoods, and Building Resilience Together.” The event brought together Mother Support Group members and public health personnel from across the country to share experiences, showcase community initiatives and recognize outstanding contributions towards improving family health, nutrition and community well-being. towards improving family health, nutrition and community well-being.
29 Dec 2025
Annual Media Personnel Appreciation Ceremony
The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) successfully conducted the *Annual Media Personnel Appreciation Ceremony 2025, with the participation of the *Honourable Minister of Health, to recognize the importance of effective communication in advancing national health promotion.
The event brought together media professionals and health-sector stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and promote the effective dissemination of accurate, timely and relevant health information to the public.
In an evolving communication environment, the HPB recognizes the complementary value of traditional media—including television, radio and print—and emerging digital platforms such as websites and social media. Strengthening engagement across these channels is essential to reaching diverse communities and improving health literacy.
The HPB remains committed to working with media and communication partners to develop innovative and effective approaches to health communication and promotion. Together, we can strengthen health communication and contribute towards a healthier and better-informed Sri Lanka.
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