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Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena (Sinhala: දිනේෂ් චන්ද්ර රූපසිංහ ගුණවර්ධන, Tamil: தினேஷ் சந்திர ரூபசிங்க குணவர்தன; born 2 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He ...
In Sri Lanka, the Public Health Inspector (PHI) profession started in 1913. The PHI plays a crucial role in the public health sector for over a hundred years. The officers work as Range PHIs under the Ministry of Health, Provincial Ministries of Health, Ministry of Local Governments.
Website. Official website. Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo, is the second oldest medical school in South Asia. It is considered to be the top most medical faculty in the country which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination.
It is thus responsible for the maintenance of (and upgrades to) petroleum and petroleum product storage and transport facilities as well as for developing the country's natural gas [1] and crude oil [2] reserves. The current minister is Udaya Gammanpila. [3] [4] The ministry's secretary is KDR Olga. [5]
The University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) (Malay: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya, abbr: PPUM), [1] formerly known as University Hospital, is a government-funded teaching hospital and medical instructions located in Pantai Dalam, southwest corner of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established by Statute in September 1962 and is part of ...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, a poll that is key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation battling its ...
Early years. Durdans Hospital was established in 1939. Originally the stately home of Charles Peiris, the brother of Sir James Peiris, it became the primary military hospital in British Ceylon. [3] Its primary purpose was to treat British personnel during World War II. In 1945, a group of doctors seeking a private enterprise gained ownership of ...
Healthcare in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a free [1] and universal health care system. It scores higher than the regional average in healthcare having a high Life expectancy and a lower maternal and infant death rate than its neighbors. [2][3] It is known for having one of the world's earliest known healthcare systems and has its own indigenous ...