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Public Health Unit

Preventive health programmes delivered through MOH areas.

ABOUT THE UNIT

What we do

The Community (Public) Health Unit regulates and supports disease prevention and health promotion carried out by the RDHS offices of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa through 30 MOH areas.

It is led by the Medical Officer (Community Health), with the Regional Supervising Public Health Nursing Officer and the Supervising Public Health Inspector.

Location

Provincial Department of Health Services, North Central Province, Anuradhapura

Main functions

Regulating disease prevention activities of the RDHS offices and preparing analysed reports
Planning and regulating communicable and non-communicable disease programmes
Inspecting private health institutions, with the Private Health Services Regulatory Council
Inter-sectoral coordination and data sharing on disease prevention
Progress reviews and future planning
Supporting research and surveys in the province
In-service training on community health and disease prevention
Implementing and regulating provincial health statutes
Supervising and guiding community health officers

Annual Performance Report 2025

Highlights from 2025

12,966live births – 99.9% in health institutions

84.9%pregnant mothers registered before 8 weeks

94–100%childhood vaccination coverage

751,500doxycycline doses given to farmers (Polonnaruwa)

159,192dogs vaccinated against rabies

2,059food establishments graded (Polonnaruwa)

NCD Resource Centre

Run by the Community Health Unit to help prevent and control non-communicable diseases.

Developing the knowledge, attitudes and skills public officers need to control NCDs
Training health workers
Community empowerment programmes

Source: Annual Performance Report 2025, Department of Health Services – North Central Province. See the full 2025 performance highlights →

HOW WE CAN HELP

Services of the unit

Contact the unit for assistance with the following.

Immunisation

National immunisation programme in the province.

Dengue control

Prevention campaigns and outbreak response.

Family health

Antenatal, postnatal and child health services.

CONTACT

Contact the Public Health Unit

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