New ergonomically-designed healthy Schoolbag Campaign launched island-wide in Sri Lanka

At last my dream became a reality....!

Ministry of Education (MoE) hand in hand with Ministry of Health launched the Healthy Schoolbag Campaign.
MoE issued the much needed instructions on implementation of healthy schoolbag campaign in a general circular to all provincial chief secretaries, provincial education secreatries, provincial, zonal and regional education directors and to all school principals.

Now the registered bag manufacturers have made healthy ergonomic schoolbags available in the market (Please find a list of approved manufacturers).
Please check the "Healthy Schoolbag Logo" is present in the bag you purchase.

A systematic market surveillance in force to ensure the quality and the healthy features of the schoolbag.

Already, educating parents and children have begun at classroom level.

Nearly 4 million school children in Sri Lanka will be made healthier.
They will choose healthy school bags and change their behaviour to adopt ergonomic concepts.

I am so proud that as the pioneer of this project, I could make Education and Health administrators, principals, teachers, parents, school children and bag manufacturers on the need of healthy schoolbag.

At the same time I acknowledge the great work and contribution rendered by all stakeholders including Prof Dulitha Fernando, Dr. Saman Jayanetti, Dr. Rohini Ranwala, Dr. Nelli Rajaratne, Dr. Vineetha Karunaratne, Mr. WMJJ Pushpa Kumara (Commissioner Education Publications) and Sri Lanka Standards Institute.


Please see the attached the logo and necessary douments for you to update knowledge on healthy schoolbag.

Kindly disseminate this information to all the relevant friends It is a national rsponsibility...!