Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Country Resources Child and Youth General Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards Sri Lanka 31 May 2012 Policy document

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The Vision of this policy is as follows: A Sri Lankan nation that has optimized the quality of life and health potential of all women, children and their families.

The mission of this policy is to contribute to the attainment of highest possible levels of health of all women, children and families through provision of comprehensive, sustainable, equitable and quality Maternal and Child Health services in a supportive, culturally acceptable and family friendly settings.

The policy consists of the following twelve goals:
1. Promote health of women and their partners to enter pregnancy in optimal health, and to maintain throughout the life course.
2. Ensure a safe outcome for both mother and newborn through provision of quality care during pregnancy, delivery and post partum period.
3. Ensure reduction of perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality through provision of quality care.
4. Enable all children under five years of age to survive and reach their full potential for growth and development through provision of optimal care.
5. Ensure that children aged 5 to 9 years and adolescents realize their full potential in growth and development in a conducive and resourceful physical and psychosocial environment.
6. Enable children with special needs to optimally develop their mental, physical, and social capacities to function as productive members of society.
7. Enable all couples to have a desired number of children with optimal spacing whilst preventing unintended pregnancies.
8. To promote reproductive health of men and women assuring gender equity and equality.
9. Ensure that National, Provincial, District and Divisional level Health managers are responsive and accountable for provision of high quality Maternal and Child Health Services.
10. Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of Maternal and Child Health programme that would generate quality information to support decision making.
11. Promote research for policy and practice in Maternal and Child Health.
12. Ensure sustainable conducive behaviors among individuals, families, and communities to promote Maternal and Child Health.

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