Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Sri Lanka is to strengthen its disease surveillance and preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies under a project funded by the Epidemic Fund, with 35 activities to be implemented during the 2026-2028 period.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to implement the activities under the Integrated One Health Pandemic Preparedness and Response Strengthening Project.

The project includes improving the physical infrastructure of the National Public Health Research Laboratory at the Medical Research Institute, using a grant of Rs. 4,785 million from the Health Epidemics and Response Strengthening Project and a further Rs. 646 million in funding from th...