Oral Health Unit
Dr.(Mrs) Nimali Wellappuli
Consultant in Community Dentistry
Email : nimalicw@yahoo.com
Function of the unit
- Development and revision of strategies, guidelines, protocols, circulars on maternal care incorporating current scientific evidence with collaboration of professional organizations and development partners
- Provision of technical support on issues related to maternal care at the national, provincial and district levels
- Development / adaptation of training materials for capacity building of public health staff on maternal care
- Capacity Building of public health staff on maternal care
- Development of BCC material on maternal care
- Ensure the logistic support for the maternal care programme (micronutrients, equipment, printed material etc.)
- Convene advisory committee on maternal care chaired by DDG PHSII
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching (MSc Community Medicine, MSc Medical administration, Diploma In Reproductive Health etc)
- Monitoring and evaluation of the maternal are programme with monitoring and evaluation unit
- Conduction of operational research on issues related to maternal care with the research unit.