NCD AND COVID-19: TACKLING TWO PANDEMICS THROUGH COLLOBORATIVE RESEARCH
G2MC’s own Prof. Vajira Dissanayake will Co-Chair and present as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, the 2021 Colombo Medical Congress!
This virtual event aims to strengthen collaborations and encourage further research while giving opportunities for students and researchers to display their work.
CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS (All Times are IST)
25 November 2021 – 4.30 pm onwards
Keynote Address
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Faculty Oration
Foetal Programming and the Diabetes Pandemic in Sri Lanka
Dr. Samudu Senevirathne, Senior Lecture and Paediatric Endocrinologist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
27 November 2021 – 3.00 pm onwards
COMSAA Oration
The Journey of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, Consultant Physician, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Sri Lanka
The full agenda is linked here.