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Cabinet nod to strengthen cancer surveillance through population-based cancer registry program in selected districts
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Vital Strategies and the Ministry of Health and Mass Media to implement a population-based cancer registry program in several selected districts.
The Data for Health (D4H) Initiative Program, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the government of Australia, provides the technical support to more than 20 low- and medium-income countries for strengthening the collection and utilization of decisive public health information.
The Institute of Vital Strategies, which acts collaboratively with that program, has implemented 03 programs so far, acting as a prioritized technical partner in data initiatives in the health sector in Sri Lanka.
The Institute of Vital Strategies has agreed to provide technical support for strengthening population-based cancer registry program in several selected districts. Under the proposed project, it is expected to spend about Rs. 19.50 million on the identified activities through the Sri Lanka Health Information Society, which is the financial agency of that institute.
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Retired Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda to be appointed Director General of the Disaster Management Centre
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the
President in his office as the Minister of Defense to appoint retired Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda to the post of Director General of the Disaster Management Centre for a period of one year from 7th March 2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the proposal furnished by the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing to include the following laws and amendments expected to be newly introduced and currently empowered by the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing within the year 2025 to the government law formulation programme – 2025:
New laws expected to be introduced:
• National drinking community water development act.
• Sri Lanka actual property professional institutions act.
• Act to legalize the China – Sri Lanka Consolidated Research and Model Centre.
• The new act to facilitate for condominium properties including provisions of Apartment Ownership (Special Provisions) Act No. 23 of 2018 as well.
Already existing and amendments to be introduced acts.
• Construction Industries Development Act No. 33 of 2014
• National Water Supply and Drainage Board Act No. 2 of 1974
• Town and Country Planning Ordinance No. 13 of 1946
• National Housing Development Authority Act No. 17 of 1979
• Urban Settlement Development Authority Act No. 36 of 2008
• Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978
• Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (Amendment) Act No. 13 of 2021
• Apartment Ownership Act No. 11 of 1973
• Common Amenities Board Law No. 10 0f 197
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Power and Energy to provide 219.7233 hectares of land to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority as a grant, for the 100 MW solar power project facility at Siyabalanduwa
Retired Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda to be appointed Director General of the Disaster Management Centre
Government law formulation programme 2025
219.7233 hectares of land for 100MW solar power project at Siyabalanduwa
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