Well Women Programme and Men's Health Unit
Dr.Nadeeja Herath
Consultant Community Physician
nadeeja.herath@gmail.com
Function of the unit
- The provision of screening services to detect early signs of cancer (breast, cervical, oral) as well as non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity (as assessed through BMI).
- Logistics – Forecasting of consumables, obtaining stocks, storing and distribution according to annual schedule to all RMSDs in the country and laboratories in 35 hospitals.
- Capacity building – annual training programs for MOOH, PHNS and cyto screeners.
- Post Graduate training and training programs for special groups
- Special training programs at the district level. Eg: those districts with high rates of unsatisfactory smears, HPV DNA training etc.
- At the national level Technical Advisory Committee meetings are conducted to monitor, revise and improve the programme , with technical expertise from relevant technical specialists, including Sri Lanka College of Pathologists, College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and UN agencies.
- At the international level, coordinate with stakeholders involved in cervical cancer elimination.