Message from the Director

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the website of the National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) of Sri Lanka. NIHS is the premier public health training institute of the  Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. The origin of the institution dates back to 1st July 1926, when the first Health Unit of South East Asian Region was opened in Kalutara. From the inception, the institution was responsible for training & development of health manpower for Primary Health Care (PHC) Program of the country. Since the early stages of establishment, NIHS has been involved in training of health manpower to regional countries as well. In addition to its primary mandate of training, NIHS is responsible to provide the primary health care services to the communities of field practice area which extend over 136 km² with a population of about 300000. Staff of the field practice area plays a dual role of service provision and facilitation of hands on experience at field for different categories of trainees.