Well-known Consultant Physician Dr. Anula Wijesundere was inducted as the 122nd President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), at a ceremony attended by a large and distinguished gathering at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7, last evening. The Chief Guest was Post Graduate Institute of Medicine Director Prof. Janaka de Silva. With her [...]

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Dr. Anula Wijesundere inducted as SLMA president

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Well-known Consultant Physician Dr. Anula Wijesundere was inducted as the 122nd President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), at a ceremony attended by a large and distinguished gathering at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7, last evening.
The Chief Guest was Post Graduate Institute of Medicine Director Prof. Janaka de Silva.

With her theme being ‘Facing the challenges and forging ahead for better health outcomes’, Dr. Wijesundere in her Presidential address focused on 10 important aspects of health. They included reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), tobacco, alcohol, dangerous drugs, suicides and road traffic accidents; battling dengue fever and HIV/AIDS; and keeping Sri Lanka malaria-free.

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