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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING<span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt">MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 27<sup>TH</sup>
FEBRUARY 2019 AT<span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt">SARVODAYA HEADQUARTERS, MORATUWA<span></span></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt">This
Meeting was specially convened to formulate a mechanism for open government
partnership.<span>   </span>The objective of this
initiative is to get the participation of the community for re-construction of primary
health care activities.<span>   </span>For this
purpose, two organizations namely<span> 
</span>Sarvodaya and People’s Health Movement - Sri Lanka have been
identified.<span>  </span>The Deputy Director of Public
Health of the Ministry of Health participated on behalf of the Ministry of
Health.<span>  </span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt">It
was decided to initially activate in five areas as follows :-<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">To develop a
methodology to make sustainable community participation possible.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>2.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">To set up a
citizen and professionals-friendly<span>  </span>website<span>  </span>for development of health.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>3.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">To build a
medicinal drugs regulatory system for the benefit of the people.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>4.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">To develop a
communications methodology about research findings on foods relevant to kidney
diseases.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>5.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">To disseminate
necessary messages on mental health in schools and other institutions.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt">It
was also decided to carry on discussions in this regard in the future as well.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt">The
participants agreed to implement the decisions taken at the last meeting.<span></span></span></p>

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by Sirimal Peiris<span></span></span></p>

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March 2019<span></span></span></p>





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