The National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) is the premier public health institute in Sri Lanka. The origin of the Institute dates back to 1st July, 1926, when the first health unit in the South East Asia was established in Kalutara. In 1966 the health unit was upgraded to the ‘Institute of Hygiene’, later in 1979 developed as the National Institute of Health Sciences.
Subjects and Courses
Basic Training Programmes
Public Health Inspectors’ Diploma Course
Public Health Midwife Field (Part II) Training
Diploma Programme in Medical Laboratory Technology
Certificate of Proficiency as Pharmacist
Certificate Course in Tuberculosis Assistants
Post Basic Training Programmes
Public Health Nursing Diploma Course
Nursing Tutor (Public Health) Diploma Course
In-service Training
Orientation on Management of Community Health for MOH / RE
/ MO (MCH) / MO (PH)
Pre Placement Training for Post Intern Medical Officers
(AMOH)
Supervising Public Health Inspectors’ Training
Supervising Public Health Midwifes’ Training
Training Programme on Research Methodology
Teacher Training Programme
Training Programme on Health Learning Material Production
Educational Science Diploma Programme
Training course on International Classification of Diseases
– 10th Revision
Training course on Medical Record and Health Information
Management
Community Health Training for Post Basic Nurses (Ward
sisters and Tutor sisters)
Training Programme on Supervision for PHNS and RSPHNO
Management Training for Medical Officers In-charge of
Primary Care Hospitals
Management Training for Senior Paramedical Staff attached
to Government Hospitals
Training course in Community Health Management for Middle
Level Managers
Human Resource Management Training for Middle Level Managers
Management Training Programme for Chief Pharmacists
In-service Training Programme for Government Pharmacists
In-service Training Programme for Dispensers
In-service Training Programme in Laboratory Quality
Management for Government Medical Laboratory Technologists
In-service Training Programme for strengthening of skills
of Government Medical Laboratory Technologists
In-service Training Programme for Estate Medical Assistants
Postgraduate Training Attachments
Practical Orientation on Community Health for MSc
(Community Medicine / Community Dentistry)
MD (Community Medicine) Part II Training Attachment
Training on Public Health for MSc (Biomedical Informatics)
Training on Community Paediatrics for MD (Paediatrics)
International Training
Clinical Placement of Diploma in Primary Health Care for
Maldivian PHC students
Clinical Placement of Advanced Certificate in Primary
Health Care for Maldivian PHC students
Training course in International Classification of Diseases
– 10th Revision
Training course in Medical Record and Health Information
Management
Training Programme on Research Methodology
Training Programme on Primary Health Care Management for
Middle Level Health Officials
Community Health Orientation for International Participants
