Sri Lanka free of tuberculosis and other chest diseases

Diagnosis, treatment and anti-TB drugs are provided free of charge through the national programme — in the state and private sectors alike.

District Chest Clinics: 26; District Chest Clinics
Branch clinics: 108; Branch clinics
Microscopy centres: 164; Microscopy centres
End TB target year: 2035; End TB target year

TB in Sri Lanka

Notified cases by district · share of national total

25%Colombo
11%Gampaha
7%Kalutara
6.2%Kandy
5.1%Kurunegala
4.6%Galle
4.1%Ratnapura
3.6%Jaffna
3.1%Badulla
2.8%Anuradhapura

Source: TB Epidemiological Review, NPTCCDLast updated: 2026.09.16Provisional — subject to revision

2021 · National

6,500

notified TB cases — down on 2020, detection gap widening.

District Chest Clinics: 26
Branch clinics: 108
Microscopy centres: 164
End TB target year: 2035

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Regional training28 November 2025

SAARC Regional Training on TB Preventive Therapy concludes in Colombo

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