Politics

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a plan to expand a project focused on preventing and managing hypertension and diabetes through primary health care in Sri Lanka. This project, titled “Multimodal Involvement to Improve the Prevention and Management of Hypertension in the Integrated Mechanism for Implementing Primary Health Care Services in Sri Lanka,” received initial approval during a Cabinet meeting in January 2021. It was funded by a grant of US$ 304,795 from the organization “Resolve to Save Lives.” From 2021 to 2024, project activities took place in the Kalutara, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Matale districts. Due to the positive results from this first phase, the project will now be extended to the Galle, Colombo, and Gampaha districts. The Cabinet has approved the Health and Mass Media Minister's proposal to implement the project in these new areas under the name “Management of Hypertension and Diabetes based on the Strategies in Primary Care Services.” This will use the remaining funds from the first stage, along with an additional financial grant of US$ 242,125 from “Resolve to Save Lives.” An agreement will be made with the organization to secure the necessary funding for the project's implementation.