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10 September 2025

World Suicide Prevention Day 2025: Changing the Narrative on Suicide in Sri Lanka

On 10 September 2025, Sri Lanka joins the world in observing World Suicide Prevention Day, first established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) ...

29 August 2025

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WHO Supports Sri Lanka to Outline the Plan for Estimating the Influenza Burden of Disease Through a Feasibility Assessment

Seasonal influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide, with an estimated one billion cases annually, including 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, particularl ...

1 August 2025

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World Breastfeeding Week 2025- Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems

August 1–7 marks World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2025, a time when families, health workers, policymakers, and communities around the world unite to celebrate and advocate for breas ...

30 July 2025

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Strengthening Competence and Compassion: Experts Unite in Colombo to Shape the Future of Human Resources for Health in the Region

In an effort aimed at strengthening the capacity, quality, and compassion of the health workforce throughout the region, over 70 delegates from nine countries gathered in Colombo f ...