සිංහලHealth Promotion Bureau is greatly involved in community empowerment and public awareness; hence a range of Information Education and Communication material and messages are developed along with many health promotion interventions. Co-designing and co-creating these health communications and interventions with public is a requirement. As a response Health Promotion Bureau People Engagement Network (HPB PEN) was established and is coordinated by the Planning section of the unit.
Management of the HPB website, electronic HE & HP management information system (e-HEAPMIS) and Preschool Health Promotion Information System are main responsibilities of Strategic Information section.
The HPB has 6 Health Promotion Targets, and 17 district level Health Education & Health Promotion Key Performance indicators. Monitoring & Evaluation section of the unit quarterly reviews the progress of achieving the targets and KPII of HE&HP nationally, while supporting conduct of provincial reviews yearly.
Periodical field supervisions to districts by HPB technical teams ensure strengthening the link between national and implementation levels. Quarterly and annual progress reporting to the Ministry of Health, Parliament and other relevant institutions is also carried out by the unit.
Coordinating with 14 identified ministries relevant for Social & Behavioural Change for Child Health Promotion and development of targeted preschools into health promoting settings in Sri Lanka are the other two main programs led and coordinated by the team of this unit.
Meet the team
Team Leader
Dr. Enoka Wickramasinghe
Consultant Community Physician
Unit Head
Dr. Senani Ranaweera
Medical Officer
Dr. Sarasi Withana
Registrar, Community Medicine
Dr. Nalik Samarasinghe
Registrar, Health Informatics
Dr. Wikum Sudasinghe
Registrar, Health Informatics
Dr.C.U.L Jayalath
Registrar Community Medicine
Ms. Geethma Savindi
Health Education Officer
Ms. Thushani Rangika
Development Officer
Publications of Unit Head – Dr. Enoka Wickramasinghe
Kumarage, N.R., Jayasinghe, C., Perera, K.P.H., Kariyawasam, K.K.G.K.D., Wickramasinghe, E.P. (2023). Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome in Apartment Buildings. In: Dissanayake, R., et al. ICSBE 2022. ICSBE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 362. Springer, Singapore.
Read MoreWickramasinghe, E.P., De A Senevirathne, R., Gunawardena, N.S., Sumathipala, A., Mallen, C. (2022). Validity & reliability of Teacher Stress Inventory-Sinhala to measure occupational stress among secondary school teachers in Sri Lanka. Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2022, 28(1), 532-540.
Wickramasinghe, E.P., De A Senevirathne, R., Gunawardena, N.S., Sumathipala, A., Mallen, C. Prevalence of Occupational Stress among Secondary Schools Teachers in the District of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Research in Health Science, 2022; 7(3), 12-25.
Wickramasinghe, S.C., Rajasinghe, S.V., Senevirathne, Y.G.A.C., Wickramasinghe, E., Perera, V.U.E. Assess perceived stress of healthcare workers and their family members during the period of COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Academic Research and Development, 2021; 6(4), 05-10. www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/rhs, ISSN:2470-6213.
E Wickramasinghe, P de Zoysa, A Alagiyawanna, K Karunathilake, Y Ellawela, I Samaratunga, U Amarasinghe, N Fernando, S Karunarathna, L Wijesekara, K Weerasinghe, Z Mohideen, S Ala, R Ratnayake, P Karunapema. The experience of stigma by service personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry, 2021; Vol 12(2), 15-20.
Wickramasinghe, E. Estate & Urban Sectors in Sri Lanka:vulnerabilities requiring focused attention. Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2021,27(1), 241-243.
Wickramasinghe, E.P. Workplace Wellbeing groups & Champions: A remedy for lack of human resource for workplace wellbeing functions? Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2021-Continuous Medical Education.
Wickramasinghe, E.P., Ratnayake, R., Ellwala, Y. Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Response in Sri Lanka during pandemic COVID-19. Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka: COVID issue (2020).
Wickramasinghe, E.P. et al. Flattening the epidemic curve of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: the public health response. CCPSL Communique 1 (extract). Journal of College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2020, 26 (Special Edition on COVID-19).
Wickramasinghe, E.P., De Silva H.D.S, de Zoysa, P., (2016). Selected aspects of Parenting by mothers of children aged 3-5 years visiting well-baby clinics in a Medical Officer of Health area in Sri Lanka. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Science, 3(2), 146-152.
Co-author - Cash Management-A Handbook for Trainers (2021), ISBN-978-624-5719-09-9.
Handbook for Urban Wellness Centre Functions (2021), ISBN-978-624-5719-25-6 and 978-624-5719-25-9.
Co-author - learner’s handbook on ‘Basic Counseling Skills for Health Care Professionals in Sri Lanka’, 2018, published by Health Promotion Bureau: ISBN 978-955-1829-20-9.
Wickramasinghe, EP. Laying Foundations for Building Resilience in Challenging times. The Quarterly e-newsletter of the College of Community Dentistry of Sri Lanka, (2020),Volume 1-Issue 2.
Wickramasinghe, EP. Maintaining Mental Wellbeing is important to boost immunity. Sri Lanka Association of Australia Awards Alumni (2020), Volume 1, Issue 1.
Wickramasinghe, EP. Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Mental Health e-book, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK (2019).