On 20 May, 2020, the World Health Organization Sri Lanka (WCO-SRL) and the National Human Resource (HR) Capacity Development Program of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services (MoH) conducted an online training program for nursing professionals, medical officers, mental health professionals, and consultants.
Over 1,000 participants in training centers at 32 hospitals across the country joined the online training program. The program is composed of a series of training sessions.
The first two were held this past Wednesday. The first session was on infection prevention and control in healthcare setting during the COVID 19 pandemic.