On the occasion of World Elders Day, an enlightening discussion on looking after the elderly by our Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Kapila Ranasinghe.
Year: 2020
The Largest Hospital for Mental Health in Sri Lanka
An interview with a Senior Registrar of NIMH with regard to Suicide & 1926 National Mental Health Helpline featured on Channel Eye.
The Training Unit of NIMH hosted the Annual Conference on Social Psychiatry on 28.02.2020 which was co-organised by the Sri Lanka Society of Social Psychiatry and Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists. Dr. Deepika Udagama, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka was the chief guest and Mrs. Caroline Jurie, Mrs World 2020 was […]
After the successful completion of a training program for clients under our Rehabilitation program conducted jointly with NAITA the certificate award ceremony was held at the NAITA Head Quarters, Rajagiriya on the 14.02.2020
A multi disciplinary stake holder meeting to address the concerns of the clients treated by General Psychiatry Units 1 and 3 was held successfully on 06.02.2020.
The Productivity Promotion Awards Ceremony for the performances of the year 2019 was held on the 30.01.2020 at NIMH,SL. Dr. Sudath Dharmarathne, Director – Healthcare Quality and Safety of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka was the chief guest. He also took some time to visit some of the areas of NIMH to observe the […]
A stake holder meeting was organised by the Rehabilitation Unit of NIMH, SL under the leadership of Dr. Pushpa De Silva, Consultant Psychiatrist to discuss ways and means to promote employment for the differently able citizens with a focus on those recovering from Mental Illness. This Forum was graced by many representatives including the Department […]
As per the annual tradition of the Annual Feast of the Church of St Sebastian of Angoda the church congregation brought the Holy Statue of St Sebastian in a grand procession to the NIMHSL premises to bless our clients and to pray for healing. On 26.01.2020.
The annual pirith chanting ceremony organized by the buddhist society of NIMH was held on 24th and 25th January.
Ms. Kavita Nair, a founding member of TCI Asia Pacific, visited NIMH Sri Lanka on 16.01.2020 for discussion on the potential future partnerships between TCI Asia Pacific and NIMH Sri Lanka. She is also a member of the teaching faculty of ‘Art Based Therapy (BT – ABT) course conducted by the Bapu Trust for Research […]