Health
Sri Lanka Launches New Infection Control Policies
Sri Lanka has approved three national healthcare policies focused on infection prevention, quality care, and medication safety to strengthen patient safety and reduce hospital‑acquired infections.
On 12 March 2026, Sri Lanka formally launched the National Policy on Infection Prevention and Control (2026–2035), the National Strategic Plan on Healthcare Quality and Safety (2026–2030), and the National Action Plan on Medication Safety (2026–2030). These documents set a framework for reducing healthcare‑associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and medication errors across all levels of care. The Patient Safety & Accreditation Bureau of the Ministry of Health & Mass Media will lead implementation, supported by WHO, with new governance structures, facility‑level infection control programmes, and multimodal improvement strategies. The country also unveiled a video on the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to standardize safer surgery nationwide.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Date added
- 2026-03-26 00:06 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-26 00:06 UTC
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