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Overview
- Implementing the National risk communication Strategic plan for Public Health Emergencies, Sri Lanka (2023 -2025)
- Capacity building on Risk Communication
- Conducting Technical Advisory Committee meetings on Risk Communication
- Facilitating activities in accordance with International Health Regulations
- Working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders for Communicable disease prevention
- Weekly compilation and circulation of public concerns and rumor reports to relevant stakeholders, as received from 24 hour Suwaseriya hotline
- Disseminating summary report on Q and A for key public concerns to general public
- Improving health literacy through risk communication on timely topics, inclusive of collaboratively working with media and social media teams
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Activities
Launching of “National Risk Communication Strategic Plan for Public Health Emergencies, Sri Lanka 2023-2025”
Launching of “National Risk Communication Strategic Plan for Public Health Emergencies, Sri Lanka 2023-2025”
27.10.2023
Waters Edge, Battaramulla
The ceremony was graced by Dr Lakshmi Somathunga (Add. Secretary PHS) and many officials from health as well as other sectors.
Training a resource pool of provincial level health master trainers in Accountability to Affected People (AAP)
Training a resource pool of around 50 provincial level health master trainers in Accountability to Affected People (AAP) took place
16-18 and 19-21 October 2023
Hotel Renuka, Colombo
The training programme was conducted by foreign and local experts, as two, three day residential programmes with the aid of UNICEF.
Consultative meetings to develop the training module on Accountability to Affected People (AAP)
Consultative meeting to develop the training module on Accountability to Affected People (AAP)
03.04.2024 and 08.04.2024
Hotel Renuka, Colombo.
The meeting was held with the participation of multiple stakeholders and the training module was finalized.
Stakeholder meeting to allocate UNICEF budget to provinces for AAP training and advocacy
Stakeholder meeting to allocate UNICEF budget to provinces for AAP training and advocacy
20.04.2024
The meeting was conducted via Zoom, with the participation of PDHS, RDHS, UNICEF and HPB and provincial focal points were also identified.
Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Risk Communication
Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Risk Communication
19.04.2024, 04.06.2024 and 06.08.2024
The meetings were held every 2 months via hybrid. Meetings were held in order to discuss important issues related to risk communication.
Consultative meeting to discuss the development of Nutrition Communication spots and videos
Consultative meeting to discuss the development of Nutrition Communication spots and videos
20.08.2024
Main auditorium, HPB
The meeting was held with the participation of multiple stakeholders from Nutrition Division, FHB, HPB and UNICEF. Some of the messages among 21 messages of Nutrition Communication were decided to develop as videos and spots.
Stakeholder meeting to implement the “National Risk Communication Strategic Plan for Public Health Emergencies, Sri Lanka 2023-2025”
Stakeholder meeting to implement the “National Risk Communication Strategic Plan for Public Health Emergencies, Sri Lanka 2023-2025”
02.09.2024
Main Auditorium, HPB
The meeting was held with the participation of diverse stakeholders of both health and non-health sectors.
Q and A for Key Public Concerns
Technical answers are compiled as a report to key public concerns received through 24 hour ‘Suwasariya’ hotline.