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Community Medical Service in Sri Lanka:
Primary health care is delivered all over the country through community medical
service. Ayurveda community medical service was established in 2008 to strengthen
primary health care through traditional medicine. The government recruited Ayurveda
Community Health Medical officers (ACHMOs) for the Traditional sector. In the present
context, 1200 community medical officers (ACMOs) serve their duties in 9 provinces
of Sri Lanka.
ACHMOs are specially trained in the above-mentioned unique concepts of
traditional knowledge, and how to integrate those concepts when they deliver their
services.
The operational structure of the community medical services in the
country
OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE
Indigenous Sector, Ministry of Health
Department of Ayurveda & Provincial
Department of Ayurveda
Guidelines Conduct Primary
Primary Health Care preventive Health care mobile
measures clinics
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Public Health Customized person-centered
programs Ayurveda Community approach
Living practices Medical officers
Supervisory Community Health Medical Officer (provincial)
District Community Health Medical Officer
Distribute the community medical service in the country:
The government has introduced a new carder position as Community Medical
Officer of Ayurveda (ACMOs) into the healthcare delivery system with a mandate of
disease prevention and health promotion at community levels. They have been appointed
at the Divisional Secretariat level.
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