Sri Lanka National Consultation on Birth Defects Prevention and Control - April 2013

Sri Lanka National Consultation Meeting on Birth Defects Prevention and Control was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 17 to 19 of April 2013. Nearly 50 stakeholders representing various curative and preventive sectors attended the meeting to review the problem of birth defects and develop the National Strategic Plan on Prevention & Control of Birth Defects in Sri Lanka. Two experts from Centre for Disease Control Atlanta and the focal point of Child Health Development in WHO/SEARO contributed as resource persons. 
 

 

This workshop was organized at local level jointly by WHO and Ministry of Health. Dr. Anoma Jayathilaka (NPO – WHO) and Dr. Kapila Jayaratne (National Coordinator Birth Defects Prevention & Control – Ministry of Health) coordinated the organization of the workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of Maternal Mortality

High coverage of essential interventions do not imply reduced maternal mortality in the health-care facilities. If substantial reductions in maternal mortality are to be achieved, universal coverage of life-saving interventions need to be matched with comprehensive emergency care and overall improvements in the quality of maternal health care.

 

Please read the Lancet article on:

Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study

 

(http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60686-8/fulltext?_eventId=login)

 

 

Activities - The Expert Committee on Ergonomics of Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA - ECE)

The Expert Committee on Ergonomics of Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA - ECE) launched several projects since its inception in the year 2012.

These include;

1. Transferring knowledge on Ergonomics to general public and key stakeholders
2. Healthy Schoolbag Campaign
3. Child Helmets
4. Occupational Safety and Health
5. Promoting Stretch Break - an ergonomic software for kids