LANKAPHEIN
SRI LANKA PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION INSTITUTES NETWORK
LANKAPHEIN
            

Charter of LANKAPHEIN

Name:
The Sri Lanka Public Health Education Institutes Network is the official name of this organization and is referred to in this Charter as LANKAPHEIN.

Purpose:
The following definitions were officially adopted by LANKAPHEIN members at the inauguration in Colombo in September 2008.

Vision:
To be a collaborative network of Public Health Education Institutes in Sri Lankafor strengthening Public Health Capacity.

Mission :
To collaborate with Sri Lankan member institutes in partnership to improve and sustain the quality and relevance of Public Health education to address the increasing challenges of health improvement in the country.

Objectives:
The Network seeks to share its resources in order to achieve the following objectives:

  1. To make public health education programs relevant to meet the health
    challenges in the country.
  2. To establish collaborative programs in education and training
  3. To provide evidence-based and new knowledge through research within the country and to promote the use of research findings in decision making.
  4. To strengthen the capacity of member institute through faculty and student
    exchange and exchange of information, learning materials and methods.
  5. To facilitate the implementation of accreditation processes and quality assurance in public health education in the country.
  6. To assist with consultation, advocacy and provision of technical advice to improve national public health programmes in the country.
  7. To promote leadership development for practice and policy making in public health
  8. to establish links with SEAPHEIN and other multilateral and bilateral organizations and institutions

 


  

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 Strategies
The general strategies of the network include:
  1. Develop curricula and continuing education programs, reorient learning methods and conduct research to refine curricula in public health in Sri Lanka .
  2. Create information systems in line with education needs in Sri Lanka .
  3. Form partnerships and assign focal points among public health institutes and strengthen existing programs.
  4. Prioritize and conduct research in public health in Sri Lanka and build comprehensive capacity among stakeholders in all stages of research
  5. Institutionalize programs for capacity building, inventory of available resources and learning material resources and identify needs for staff and student exchange within institutions in Sri Lanka .
  6. Develop institutional accreditation mechanisms by establishing a Sri Lankan accreditation council and devise strengthening strategies
  7. Organize consultation meetings on priority areas of public health programs and health care in Sri Lanka .
  8. Promote leadership and management skills at national, provincial and district levels and generate learning organizations

Membership

A public health educational institute is defined as an institute that is an institute that provides education or training in public health as a main function or engages in such activities as a substantial part of its routine work. Units in the Health Ministry providing education or training in public health will be considered as independent institutes.

 

Types of Members:

 

Founder members:

The following will be considered as founder members:

Ø  All Faculties of Medicine having Departments of Community Medicine/Public Health or are engaged in teaching and training in public health.

Ø  The Board of Study in Community Medicine of the PGIM

Ø  The National Institute of Health Sciences, Kalutara

Ø  The Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health

 

Ordinary members:

The following may become ordinary members on approval of the Steering Committee of LANKAPHEIN:

Ø  A Faculty in an University that conducts programmes on Public Health

Ø  An unit of the Health Ministry that provides training in Public Health or is engaged in teaching or training in Public Health

Ø  Other institutes that engage in teaching or training in Public Health as a substantial function.

 

Affiliate members:

An institute that engages in teaching or training in Public Health as a minor function may be invited to be an affiliate member.

 

            Honorary members:

Honorary Membership can be granted to an individual who has contributed significant service to Public Health in Sri Lanka

 

Representation and voting rights

A member institute is represented by its director, dean or designee of the institute.

Affiliate and honorary members do not have voting rights.

 

Structure

LANKAPHEIN will operate under the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka with its own secretariat and steering committee.

            

The Secretariat and Interim Steering Committee is composed of a Chair, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and members. The Chair is responsible for calling LANKAPHEIN meetings. The Secretary and Assistant Secretary are responsible for duties assigned by the Chair, recording the minutes of all meetings, preparing the financial report and composing LANKAPHEIN correspondence.

 

The following shall comprise the steering committee:

Ø  Chair

Ø  Secretary

Ø  Assistant Secretary

Ø  6 members

 

The secretariat will rotate between institutes every 2 years