03/12/2025
WHO provided US$ 175 000 emergency funds to π±π° for life-saving essential health services to reach people hit by severe flooding and landslides across all districts of Sri Lanka.
ππΎ The funds will be used for rapid response medical and public health teams to deliver trauma/first aid on site, refer individuals for hospital care, attend to pregnant women, children, and the elderly, among others. These teams will conduct medical stocktaking, assess medical needs, water quality, sanitation, food safety, and environmental health risks.
ππΎ As the lead agency for health sector response, WHO is supporting Joint Rapid Needs Assessment rolled out by national authorities and partners, to guide a coordinated government-led health response.
ππΎ Continuity of essential services, strengthening surveillance for timely detection of any water or vector-borne disease outbreak, and mobilizing all possible resources remains central to WHOβs response.
ππΎ Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency in the wake of the devastation caused by the cyclone affecting all 25 districts.
ππΎ The country has requested for international humanitarian and early recovery assistance and continued support of the United Nations Agencies and International Organizations for immediate disaster relief. Sri Lanka has also requested for multi-sectoral international assistance in areas such as food security, livelihoods, agriculture, nutrition, education, water, sanitation, shelter, as well as early recovery and rehabilitation interventions.
π: https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/02-12-2025-who-provides-emergency-funds-to-scale-up--health-response-in-cyclone-hit-sri-lanka
πΈ: National Building Research Institute, Sri Lanka
