Sri Lanka is a country of rich heritage, one of which is its indigenous system of Medicine, which has been practiced by the people since time immemorial. The Ayurveda system of medicine from North India, the Siddha system of medicine from South India and the Unani system of medicine of Arabs enriched with contributions from the traditional system of medicine called Desheeya Chikitsa is popularly known as the Indigenous system of medicine in Sri Lanka.

Goals

• Expanding, Restructuring and strengthening the present Health care Services of the government and the private sector to ensure the quality of such care services with the object of enhancing the confidence and client satisfaction of the public regarding the Healthcare Services pertaining to indigenous medical systems.
• Diverting the staff to acquire maximum level health by strengthening the auxiliary services required for providing quality services in the government and private sector.
• Strengthening the ability of establishments, departments and bureaus pertaining to the field of Indigenous medicine to take evidence based decisions.
• Developing the participation of the community and the society regarding the Healthcare process by widening the understanding of the clients regarding their rights and responsibilities.
• Strengthening the Central, Provincial and District Level Management process in order to develop the ability and capacity in utilizing and administering the decentralized responsibilities of Care Services.
• Strengthening research activities to enable contribution to a programme ensuring the quality of services and productions relating to indigenous medical system.
• Strengthening the government and private sector partnership through the establishment of a regulatory structure for maintain the quality of services and encouraging investments for making the services of the private sector efficient.
• Maintaining an efficient, reasonable and economical care service with client satisfaction by encouraging political leadership, policy makers, managers, advisors, evaluators and investors by sustainable utilization of correct information.
• Taking necessary steps for preserving and development of hereditary and traditional knowledge and practices in indigenous medical system.