Education
University of Ceylon, 1942-1948, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Surgery. Royal College of General Practice, United Kingdom, 1955, MRCGP. Spoken languages: Sinhalese, English, Tamil.
University of Ceylon, 1942-1948, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Surgery. Royal College of General Practice, United Kingdom, 1955, MRCGP. Spoken languages: Sinhalese, English, Tamil.
Member, Executive Board, World Health Organization. Ambassador to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Secretary for Health, Sri Lanka since 1974.
General Chairman, Technical Discussions, World Health Conference, 1974. Group Chairman, 1973. Chairman, Implementation Committee, United Nations Fund for Population Activities Aid for Family Planning Program(s) in Sri Lanka, 7374.
Chairman, Southeast Asia Reg Committee, 25th Session(s), 1972. Member, Expert Advisory Panel, Public Health Administration World Health Organization since 1972. Chairman, Inquiry Into Private Nursing Homes Committee, Sri Lanka, 1971.
Director, State Pharmaceutical Corporation of Sri Lanka, 1972-1974. Chairman, National Committee for Health Planning, 1971-1974. Chairman, Advisory Committee, Post-Graduate Medical Education, 1971-1972.
Member, Board of Regents, University of Ceylon, 1971-1972. Member, Drafting Committee, 1970. Various university cttee positions, 1951-1970.
General Practitioner, City of Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1953-1970.
Independent Med Practitioners’ Association, Central Province. Med Chapter, Association of Scientific & Technical Workers of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Association for Population Study.