Provincial Deaprtment of Health Services , NCP

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Caring for the health of every community

The Provincial Department of Health Services delivers preventive, curative and rehabilitative care to the people of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts through a network of hospitals, MOH offices and field health teams.

Our Services

Healthy mothers, healthy children

Antenatal and postnatal care, immunisation and growth monitoring through MOH clinics across the province.

Maternal & Child Health

Together against dengue

Keep your home and surroundings free of mosquito breeding places, and seek medical advice early if you have fever.

Disease Surveillance

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Hospitals & Institutions

50 hospitals and 40 primary care units

MOH Offices

30 MOH offices – community & preventive care

Circulars & Forms

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Complaints & Queries

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Health services for the North Central Province

The health sector in the North Central Province operates under the overall authority of the Line Ministry of Health, which is responsible for formulating national health policies, standards, and guidelines.At the provincial level, health services in the North Central Province are administered by the Ministry of Health of the North Central Province , which operates under the North Central Provincial Council.

Our Vision

“A Healthy People in a Prosperous Province”

Our Mission

“Improving disease prevention and curative services, strengthening community participation, promoting inter-sectoral coordination and research activities, and improving accessible healthcare services for the community to create a healthy and empowered society.”

The province at a glance

RDHS Divisions

MOH Areas

Health Institutions

Permanent Health Staff

Hospitals and PMCUs: 90 (50 hospitals, 40 PMCUs). Staff: permanent staff in service as at 30 June 2026, of an approved cadre of 5,235 – see staff cadre.

Our province

Health services across the North Central Province

The largest province in Sri Lanka – 10,472 km² across Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts. Health care reaches every community through 30 Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas, linked to the PDHS office, two RDHS offices and nine base hospitals. Explore the map to see the people and field services in each area.

Sri Lanka

North Central Province

30 MOH areas · 2 districts

1,411,341Population

458Public health midwife areas

113Public health inspector areas

330Field clinic centres

Tap or hover an area on the map. Pink dots are base hospitals; stars are the PDHS and RDHS offices.

Management network Base hospitals

Anuradhapura948,613 people · 22 MOH areas
6 base · 33 divisional hospitals

Polonnaruwa462,728 people · 8 MOH areas
3 base · 8 divisional hospitals

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Population and field-service data: MOH divisions, Annual Performance Report 2025 (PDHS NCP). Boundaries are Divisional Secretariat boundaries (geoBoundaries), which match MOH areas except Dimbulagala (Aralaganwila & Siripura MOH areas). People per km² is calculated from the boundary area and is approximate. Figures for Nachchaduwa MOH area are not given in the report. Markers show the division, not the exact site.