Ministry of Health, Sri Lankai Government of Sri Lanka Country Resources General Health Policies Sri Lanka 3 March 2010 Policy document

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The Government of Sri Lanka recognizing health promotion as a highly cost-effective strategy to foster a healthy nation will make health promotion central to the national development agenda, a core responsibility of all sectors with the partnership of governmental, private, and non-government organizations and partnerships with civil societies and communities for sustainable health promotion throughout life in every setting.
Guiding Principles:
• Health as a basic human right and a sound social investment
• Equity and social justice in health promotion
• The individual, public, and private sectors have a social responsibility to build up their own health and the health of the society
• Empowerment of the individual and the communities and their participation are pre-requisites
• Partnership, networking, and alliance building for health integration of health promotion activities across sectors
• Professional ethics and standards
• Evidence-based health promotion actions

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