Health

120 Nursing Officers were appointed on 15th October 2025 to the Northern Province Council hospitals such as District General Hospitals, Base Hospitals & Divisional Hospitals. The appointment letters were issued by the Chief Secretary, Provincial Health Secretary, Provincial Director of Health Services and Executive Officers in the Ministry of Health & Provincial Department of Health […]

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayagan, made an inspection visit to the Kalmadu Herbal Village in Kilinochchi on 19th July 2025. During the visit, the Governor observed the current state of the herbal village and engaged in discussions with the Kilinochchi District Medical Superintendent, Medical Officer-in-Charge, and other staff. He also discussed

The opening ceremony of the new building for the Kilinochchi Siddha Central Dispensary was ceremonially held on July 11, 2025. Commissioner of the Department of Indigenous Medicine Dr. T. Sarvananthan chaired the event. The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province N. Vethanayagan participated as the chief Guest and officially declared open the new building. Mrs.

Hon. Minister R. Chandrasekar, Hon. Member of Parliament J. Rajeevan and Divisional Secretary of Kandawalai Mr. Prunthakaran paid a supervisory visit to the Rural Siddha Hospital and the Provincial Herbal Village in Kalmadunagar on 3rd July 2025. During the visit, they reviewed the functioning of the institution, the services provided, methods of revenue generation in

The first training programme of the capacity building programme organized by department of Indigenous Medicine, NP under the PSDG Funding allocation for the year of 2025 was held on 03.07.2025 at the head office MDTU, NP at Kanagapuram, Killinochchi, further Dr.Sivasuthan joined as a resource person and delivered a talk on “Work family balance” there

The officials of Northern province visited Drug Manufacturing   Unit of Provincial Department of Ayurveda, Uva Province locate in Diyathalawa on 25,26 ,27th June 2025 to inspect the need for purchasing new machinery and equipment for the Provincial Drug Manufacturing   unit of Atchuvely under the fund of PSDG 2025. Participants in the visit comprised MOIC- DMU,

The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, and the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Northern Province, Mrs. Jayarani Paramothayan, today (06.06.2025) visited the newly constructed Women’s Health Care Centre at the Kilinochchi District Hospital with the financial assistance of the Government of the Netherlands. The Director of the Kilinochchi District Hospital was

262 Nursing Officers were appointed on 28.05.2025 to the Northern Province Council hospitals such as District General Hospitals, Base Hospitals & Divisional Hospitals. The appointment letters were issued by the Health Secretary, Provincial Director of Health Services and Executive Officers in the Ministry of Health & Provincial Department of Health Services. These Nursing Officers are

Twenty-four (24) Supervisory Public Health Midwife appointment letters have been issued by the Health Secretary, NP on 23rd May 2025. They were appointed to the MOH offices in the Northern Province. They are going to do the Supervisory part of the PHM duties such as Antenatal Care, intra-natal care and postnatal care duties.  

Appointment Letters for Occupational Therapist (01), Pharmacist (04) and Public Health Midwife (54) have been issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Probation & Child Care Services on 01st April and 02nd April 2025. This Human Resources were placed in the MOH area for supporting Preventive Service and Provincial hospitals