"Prevention is better than cure"

More words we can hear about Health, the Prevention is most effective and essential theory but not easy. That difficult task is leading by Public Health inspector in Sri Lanka. This service has begun in 1913 by Englishmen and their training curriculum based on curriculum of British Royal Health Institution.

How ever the past 102 years we were getting more victories of Sri Lankan Health, specially Eradication is Wasuriya diseases and successfully controlling of communicable diseases, establish of safe and healthy Food culture, well being of School children, Decreasing of Occupational health hazards, Improving knowledge, skills and attitude of Health prevention through the Health education & low enforcement and help to increasing of Vaccination coverage. Today we have 1793 members in Island wide with Public Health Inspectors & Administrative Public Health Inspectors as main enforcement of Prevention team.

At the inception of the Sanitary Branch of the Medical Department in 1913 six Sanitary Inspectors were appointed after six months training at the Colombo Medical College (...) | Read More |