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Every organisation and partnership working in health has a role in advancing gender equality, health equity and safe, ac...
16/10/2026

Every organisation and partnership working in health has a role in advancing gender equality, health equity and safe, accountable systems ⚖️

Building on this week’s engagement with the Ministry of Health - Sri Lanka, experts from World Health Organization South-East Asia Region - WHO SEARO continued the work in Colombo with UN agencies and WHO implementing partners through two focused sessions.

First, with UN partners, including United Nations Sri Lanka, UNFPA Sri Lanka, WFP Sri Lanka, IOM Sri Lanka and Maldives and UN-Habitat Sri Lanka, discussions covered gender equality and health equity, the health-sector response to GBV, WHO gender analysis tools, and shared approaches to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct, while identifying opportunities for joint action 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

🛡️ With implementing partners, the focus was on putting safeguards into practice through WHO’s PRS 3-Year Strategy (2026–2029), risk-based approach and PRS Accountability Framework, as well as the IP PRS Self-Assessment Tool and UN Partner Portal 🌐

‼️ The action now is to apply these standards across programmes and partnerships:
🔍 Identify and mitigate risks
🛡️ Strengthen safeguards and reporting mechanisms
📝 Clarify responsibilities
💡 Use gender analysis to inform programme planning and implementation

Gender equality, health equity and preventing sexual misconduct must be built into how we plan, partner and deliver health programmes ✅

Got the flu? 🤧 Give your body the time it needs to recover.Most people with mild flu symptoms can recover at home with r...
16/10/2026

Got the flu? 🤧 Give your body the time it needs to recover.

Most people with mild flu symptoms can recover at home with rest and care:
🏡 Stay home when you’re unwell
🛏️ Get plenty of rest
💧 Stay hydrated
😷 Avoid close contact with others.

Take care of yourself and help protect those around you 🫶🏼

📍 Bringing more voices into Sri Lanka’s TB Mid-Term Review.Day 4️⃣ focused on broad stakeholder engagement, bringing hea...
16/10/2026

📍 Bringing more voices into Sri Lanka’s TB Mid-Term Review.

Day 4️⃣ focused on broad stakeholder engagement, bringing health and non-health government stakeholders together through a hybrid consultation to share perspectives and contribute to the review process.

Last afternoon, civil society organisations (CSOs) joined the discussions, bringing their perspectives and experiences to further enrich the review 👥

These consultations provided an important opportunity to hear diverse voices as the review team consolidates its observations and emerging recommendations.

🔎 Today, the review moves to its preliminary debriefing, bringing together key findings from the review process and helping chart the way forward for Sri Lanka’s TB response 🫁

No matter where you live, your health matters. WHO will keep working with countries and partners to promote, provide, an...
16/10/2026

No matter where you live, your health matters.
WHO will keep working with countries and partners to promote, provide, and protect the health and well-being of every person, everywhere.

3️⃣ days of learning concluded by putting public health thinking into practice 👏🏽The Post-MD trainees in Community Medic...
15/10/2026

3️⃣ days of learning concluded by putting public health thinking into practice 👏🏽

The Post-MD trainees in Community Medicine and Community Dentistry from PGIM-University of Colombo, concluded their three-day programme at WHO Sri Lanka with perspectives on migration, health, and the importance of inclusive & equitable health policies and services, from IOM Sri Lanka and Maldives 🌍, followed by their own analysis of key public health priorities for Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Their group presentations examined:
🔀 Primary health care reorganisation
👥 Multi-sectoral action on NCD risk factors,
🔍 Non-traditional surveillance approaches to strengthen prevention and early detection

These discussions reflected the critical role that future public health leaders will play in translating evidence into policy and action 💪🏽

WHO remains committed to supporting capacity-building initiatives that equip health professionals with the knowledge, skills and global perspectives needed to improve health and well-being for all.

🤒 Flu is on the rise. Know what to look out for. Recognising the symptoms early and knowing what to do when you are unwe...
15/10/2026

🤒 Flu is on the rise. Know what to look out for.

Recognising the symptoms early and knowing what to do when you are unwell can help you take care of yourself and reduce the spread of influenza to others 📉

Learn what the common symptoms are ⬇️

As the 2️⃣-day Workshop on Advancing Gender Equality and Health Equity (GEHE) and Preventing and Responding to Sexual Mi...
15/10/2026

As the 2️⃣-day Workshop on Advancing Gender Equality and Health Equity (GEHE) and Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct (PRS) led by World Health Organization South-East Asia Region - WHO SEARO concluded in Colombo yesterday, the Ministry of Health - Sri Lanka and WHO brought the focus to practical application.

Building on Day 1️⃣, participants moved into practical discussions and exercises on:
📝 Gender-responsive planning and policy assessment
🩺 Health-sector response to gender-based violence
💪🏽 Approaches to strengthen prevention of and response to sexual misconduct.

🔍 They also identified practical entry points to further integrate gender equality and health equity across national health policies, strategies, programmes and services.

❕Closing takeaway: A shared commitment to translate the learning into action and strengthen collaboration towards a health system that is more equitable, gender-responsive, safe, respectful and accountable for all 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

WHO remains committed to supporting the Ministry of Health - Sri Lanka in advancing this important agenda.

📍 The TB Mid-Term Review continues in the field; today in Kandy.On Day 3, the review team engaged with health institutio...
14/10/2026

📍 The TB Mid-Term Review continues in the field; today in Kandy.

On Day 3, the review team engaged with health institutions and frontline services, including the Kandy Chest Clinic, National Hospital - Kandy, Nawalapitiya Hospital and an Arogya Centre in Kandy.

🏥 Through these visits, the mid-term review is creating space not only to review progress, but also to listen, engage and advocate, bringing together institutional leaders, clinicians, frontline health workers and other stakeholders.

At the centre is a shared goal 🎯: strengthening Sri Lanka’s TB response and accelerating progress towards .

With the strategic foundations set for the PGIM-University of Colombo trainees, Day 2️⃣ focused on how they translate ac...
14/10/2026

With the strategic foundations set for the PGIM-University of Colombo trainees, Day 2️⃣ focused on how they translate across key public health priorities.

As the Post-MD Training Programme continued at WHO Sri Lanka, participants explored health security and emergency preparedness, including WHO’s support to countries to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies ⚠️ through technical cooperation, coordination and partnerships 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

💬 Discussions also focused on WHO’s role in preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases, including action to address major risk factors and reduce the growing burden of NCDs through effective policies and stronger health systems.

Bringing in the wider UN perspective, experts from UNICEF Sri Lanka shared insights from their work in Sri Lanka, particularly on social and behaviour change and its role in health and development.

Together, the sessions provided a closer look at how WHO and other UN agencies 🇺🇳 bring complementary technical expertise to complex public health priorities in Sri Lanka.

Today’s health challenges are too big for any one organization to solve alone.That’s why WHO is announcing “Together for...
14/10/2026

Today’s health challenges are too big for any one organization to solve alone.

That’s why WHO is announcing “Together for Science & Health” a global movement to turn trusted science into healthier lives for everyone, everywhere.

From academia and civil society to governments, philanthropy and the private sector, every partner has a part to play in making science serve people and communities.

Discover the initiative and apply to join a growing global community:

https://www.who.int/news/item/13-10-2026-who-invites-organizations-worldwide-to-join-the-together-for-science-and-health-movement

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