Family Planning Unit
Dr.Loshan Moonesinghe
Consultant Community Physician
loshan@msn.com
Function of the unit
- Ensure the availability and accessibility to quality modern family planning services.
- Address the unmet need for contraception to reduce abortions and teenage pregnancies.
- Ensure availability of male & female sterilization services in hospitals.
- Establish an appropriate system for post-abortion care.
- Ensure the uninterrupted availability of contraceptive commodities [Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS)].
- Strengthen, rationalize & streamline services for sub-fertile couples.
- Provide technical guidelines to service providers on contraceptive use & counselling materials.
- Train master trainers in districts on contraceptive technology & counselling.
- Register and provide equipment to family planning clinics.
- Make recommendations on registration of contraceptives marketed in Sri Lanka.
- Monitor & evaluate FP services & contraceptive availability in districts.
- Monitor contraceptive failures, complications & poor-quality products and take appropriate action.
Formats
Publications
Circulars
Guidelines
Formats
| Serial | Year | Name of the formats | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Revised 1983 | National Family Health Programme- Declaration of Consent for Sterilizaion (Health 1198) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 02 | 2014 | FORM I – Notification form for adverse events (other than anaphylaxis) following administration of contraceptives | ✓ | ||
| 03 | 2014 | FORM II – Investigation form for anaphylaxis/ severe complications following contraceptive usage | ✓ | ||
| 04 | Revised 2024 | FORM III – Notification form for contraceptive failures-Revised 2024 | ✓ | ||
| 05 | 2014 | Notification form for anaphylaxis following administration of contraceptives | ✓ | ||
| 06 | 2014 | Drug Sample for Quality Testing (Complaint/Surveillance) Lable | ✓ | ||
| 07 | Revised 2015 | Monthly Stock Return/ Request Form (H 1158) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 08 | 2018 | National Family Planning Programme – Insertion of Postpartum Intra – uterine Device/ Hormonal Implant – Declaration of Consent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 09 | Revised 2022 | Family Planning Client Record (H 1155) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10 | Revised 2022 | Family Planning Client Record (H 1153) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Publications
| Serial Number | Year | Name of the Publication | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel | English | ||
| 2 | 2021 | Subfertility book | English | ||
| 3 | 2021 | Leaflet on Oral Contraceptive Pills | Sinhala | ||
| 4 | 2021 | Leaflet on Male Sterilization | Sinhala | ||
| 5 | 2021 | Leaflet on Male Condom | Sinhala | ||
| 6 | 2021 | Leaflet on Intra Uterine Device | Sinhala | ||
| 7 | 2021 | Leaflet on Implants | Sinhala | ||
| 8 | 2021 | Leaflet on Female Sterilization | Sinhala | ||
| 9 | 2021 | Leaflet on Emergency Contraception | Sinhala | ||
| 10 | 2021 | Leaflet on DMPA | Sinhala | ||
| 11 | 2021 | Leaflet on Available FP Methods | Sinhala | ||
| 12 | 2020 | Tamil IUD Video | Sinhala | Tamil | |
| 13 | 2016 | Oral Contraceptive Pills | Sinhala | ||
| 14 | 2016 | Report of the Review of the National Family Planning Programme of Sri Lanka 2017 | English | ||
| 15 | 2016 | National Guidelines on Post Abortion Care | English |
Circulars
| Circular Number | Year | Name of the Circular | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular No. 01-34/2025 | 2025 | Amendment to Circular on Sterilization (H1198) – Circular No. 01-34/2025 | English | ||
| Circular No 01-42/2025 | 2024 | Code of practice and guidelines for centres practicing medically assisted reproductive techniques including Assisted Reproductive Technology | English | ||
| Gen circular No 01-45/2017 | 2017 | Strengthening postpartum family planning services provided by curative institutions | English | ||
| Gen circular No 02-30/2010 | 2010 | Removal of fee for Oral Contraceptive Pills (OCP) & Condoms | English | ||
| Gen circular No 01-05/2010 | 2010 | Family Planning Services in Curative Institutions | English | ||
| Gen circular No 1586 | 1988 | Eligibility for Sterilization | English |
Guidelines
| Serial Number | Year | Name of the Guideline | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Instructions on Use of Auto-Disable (AD) Syringe for DMPA Injection (English) | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2 | 2024 | Code of Practice and Guidelines for Medically Assisted Reproductive Techniques | English | ||
| 3 | 2020 | Guidelines on Family Planning Flash Cards usage for healthcare workers | Sinhala | ||
| 4 | 2018 | Guidelines for Service providers on use of combined Oral Contraceptive Pill | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 5 | 2018 | Guidelines for service providers on the use of DMPA injectable contraceptive | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 6 | 2018 | Guidelines for service providers on IUD contraceptice insertion & removal | English | ||
| 7 | 2018 | National Guidelines on Post Abortion Care – Second Edition | English | ||
| 8 | 2018 | National Family Planning Day – 2018 | English | ||
| 9 | 2018 | World Population Day – 2018 | English | ||
| 10 | 2018 | Unmet Need for Contraception | English | ||
| 11 | 2017 | Family Planning Clinics in Curative Institutions | English | ||
| 12 | 2016 | National Family Planning Day | English | ||
| 13 | 2015 | Family Planning Services in Curative Institutions | English | ||
| 14 | 2014 | Sri Lanka Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) Workplan | English | ||
| 15 | 2013 | Mobile Family Planning Clinics Conducted by NGOs | English | ||
| 16 | 2013 | Family Planning Services in Curative Institutions | English | ||
| 17 | 2013 | Use of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate injection (Depogestin 1) brand in Sri Lanka | English | ||
| 18 | 2013 | Cancellation of the Out of Pocket Allowance Paid to Clients who voluntarily Undergo Sterilization | English | ||
| 19 | 2011 | Family Planning Services in Curative Institutions | English | ||
| 20 | 1988 | Eligibility for Sterilization | English |