Speaker distributes pedometers to Parliament members and staff

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this week distributed pedometers to the Members of Parliament and the secretarial staff at an event held to promote a healthy lifestyle among the members.

Parliamentary Administrative Staff Union (PASU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Ministry of Sports, and the World Health Organization’s Sri Lanka Country Office organised a workshop on Wednesday (8 June) at the Parliamentary Complex to ‘Promote Healthy Life Style’.

The objective of the workshop was to uplift the health status of Members of Parliament, staff of the Parliament Secretariat and ancillary staff.

At the event, the Speaker distributed pedometers among Members of Parliament and Secretariat staff.

The report on the ‘Parliamentary Screening Results’ compiled by the Health Education Bureau, the ‘Workplace Canteen Guidelines’ and the ‘Guide for Meeting Menus’ were also presented to the Speaker.

Deputy Chairman of Committees, Members of Parliament, Secretary General of Parliament, representatives of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Ministry of Sports, World Health Organization and members of the Parliament staff also attended.