Australian institute to assist in population-based cancer registry

The Ministry of Health will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Vital Strategies, Australia for strengthening population-based cancer registry programs in several selected districts.

Cabinet approval was granted for the signing of the MOU to a proposal by the Minister of Health Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa.

The Data for Health (D4H) Initiative Program, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the government of Australia, provides technical support to more than 20 low and medium income countries for strengthening the collection and utilisation of public health information.

The Institute of Vital Strategies, which acts collaboratively with that program has implemented three programs so far, acting as a prioritised technical partner in data initiatives in the health sector in Sri Lanka.

The Institute will provide technical support for the program under which Rs. 19.50 million will be spent on the identified activities through the Sri Lanka Health Information Society, which is the financial agency of that institute.