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2026 Leadership · 2026 White Paper on the Future of Public Health in Sri Lanka Developed for the centenary of organised community health services Document Annual Reports · 2026 Annual Report 2025/2026 Document ↗ 2026 Leadership · 2026 National Multisectoral Action Plan on Healthy Ageing WHO-supported consultancy led by CCPSL Record 2026 Leadership · 2026 Tuberculosis Inventory Study with RIT/JATA Record 2026 Leadership · 2026 One Health Integrated Surveillance (OHIS-Zoo) with the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health Record Newsletters · 2026 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 09, Issue 01 February 2026 — Induction of the 31st President; CCPSL response to Ditwah Document ↗ Presidential Inductions · 2026 Induction of Dr. Ruwan Ferdinando and inauguration of the CCPSL Centenary Year 26 November 2026, Cinnamon Grand Colombo Record 2026 Annual Academic Sessions · 2026 Annual Academic Sessions 2026: Shaping Wellbeing Across the Life Course Record 2026 Orations · 2026 College Oration 2026: A Journey Through Time: The History of Public Health and Wellbeing in Sri Lanka Senior Professor Sunitha Rohini De Alwis Seneviratne Record 2026 Orations · 2026 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2026: Storytelling for Health: Narrative Nonfiction as a Communication Strategy in Child and Family Health Promotion in Sri Lanka Dr. Nuwan Thotawaththa Record Annual Reports · 2025 Annual Report 2024/2025 Document ↗ 2025 Leadership · 2025 Every Child is Precious… Let’s Protect Them — a guide for parents Document ↗ 2025 Leadership · 2025 National Clubfoot Programme with MiracleFeet Record 2025 Newsletters · 2025 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 08, Issue 01 Document ↗ 2025 Presidential Inductions · 2025 Induction of Dr. Vindya Kumarapeli, 31st President 17 October 2025, Colombo Record Addresses & Messages · 2025 Presidential induction and priorities for 2025/2026 Dr Vindya Kumarapeli, President 2025 – 2026 Address ↗ Media & Statements · 2025 Media Seminar: Future Challenges of Public Health in Sri Lanka 30 January 2025, SLMA Auditorium, Colombo Record Presidents · 2025 Dr Vindya Kumarapeli President 2025 – 2026 Photograph 2025 Annual Academic Sessions · 2025 Annual Academic Sessions 2025: Delivering High-Quality Care in Resource-Limited Settings Record 2025 Orations · 2025 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2025: Wellbeing among Menopausal Women in Sri Lanka; Navigating the Way Forward Dr. Chithramali Hasanthika Rodrigo Record 2024 Newsletters · 2024 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 07, Issue 04 Document ↗ 2024 Newsletters · 2024 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 07, Issue 03 Document ↗ 2024 Newsletters · 2024 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 07, Issue 02 Document ↗ 2024 Presidential Inductions · 2024 Induction of Dr. Kapila Jayaratne, 30th President 10 October 2024, Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo Record Presidents · 2024 Dr Kapila Jayaratne President 2024 – 2025 Photograph Councils · 2024 Council 2024/2025 President: Dr Kapila Jayaratne Photograph 2024 Annual Academic Sessions · 2024 Annual Academic Sessions 2024: Public Health Through Fostering Collaboration and Building Resilience Record 2024 Orations · 2024 College Oration 2024: Global Warming to Global Boiling? Prof. Buddhi Marambe Record 2024 Orations · 2024 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2024: Digitalizing the Close Eye: Innovations in Monitoring National MCH Services Dr. Kaushalya Kasturiaratchi Record 2024 Orations · 2024 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2024: Exploring the Horizon of Occupational Health in the Education System: Reducing Teacher Stress Dr. H. M. Buddhini Herath Denuwara Record 2023 Leadership · 2023 Strategic Plan 2023–2027 Document ↗ 2023 Newsletters · 2023 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 07, Issue 01 Document ↗ 2023 Newsletters · 2023 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 06, Issue 02 Document ↗ 2023 Newsletters · 2023 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 06, Issue 03 Document ↗ 2023 Presidential Inductions · 2023 Induction of Dr. Shiromi Maduwage, 29th President 6 October 2023 Record Addresses & Messages · 2023 Public health through fostering collaboration and building resilience Dr Shiromi Maduwage, President 2023 – 2024 Address ↗ 2023 Addresses & Messages · 2023 Annual Academic Sessions 2024 — President’s message Dr Shiromi Maduwage, President 2023 – 2024 Message Presidents · 2023 Dr Shiromi Maduwage President 2023 – 2024 Photograph Councils · 2023 Council 2023/2024 President: Dr Shiromi Maduwage Photograph 2023 Annual Academic Sessions · 2023 Annual Academic Sessions 2023: Weathering the Economic Crisis through Health System Efficiency Record 2023 Orations · 2023 College Oration 2023: Universal Health Coverage: From Rhetoric to Reality Prof. A Pathmeswaran Record 2023 Orations · 2023 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2023: Are Term Neonates Too Small to Be Seen? Sri Lankan Scenario Dr. Damith Gunawardena Record 2023 Orations · 2023 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2023: What Determines Alcohol Drinking among Adolescents in Sri Lanka Dr. Lathika Athauda Record 2022 Addresses & Messages · 2022 Annual Academic Sessions 2023 — President’s message Dr S.M. Arnold, President 2022 – 2023 Message Media & Statements · 2022 Media statement on Mpox (monkeypox) 5 November 2022 · Sinhala Statement ↗ Presidents · 2022 Dr S.M. Arnold President 2022 – 2023 Photograph Councils · 2022 Council 2022/2023 President: Dr S.M. Arnold Photograph 2022 Annual Academic Sessions · 2022 Annual Academic Sessions 2022: Public Health for Resilience Record 2022 Orations · 2022 College Oration 2022: Macroeconomic Resilience: Why It Is Important Prof. Sirimal Abeyrathna Record 2022 Orations · 2022 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2022: Committing to Leave No One Behind: Improving Prison Health Sector Dr. Amila Malavige Record 2022 Orations · 2022 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2022: A Push towards Sri Lanka’s Stagnant Infant Mortality: Prioritizing Preterm Births Dr. Dimuth Peiris Record Newsletters · 2021 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 05, Issue 01 November 2021 Document ↗ 2021 Presidential Inductions · 2021 Induction of Dr. Lakshmi Somatunga 19 October 2021, Colombo Hilton Record Addresses & Messages · 2021 Public Health for Resilience Dr Lakshmi Somatunga, President 2021 – 2022 Address ↗ 2021 Addresses & Messages · 2021 Annual Academic Sessions 2022 — President’s message Dr Lakshmi Somatunga, President 2021 – 2022 Message Media & Statements · 2021 Press release: Implementation of the scientifically recommended vaccine priority list 22 February 2021 · English, Sinhala Statement ↗ Presidents · 2021 Dr Lakshmi Somatunga President 2021 – 2022 Photograph Councils · 2021 Council 2021/2022 President: Dr Lakshmi Somatunga Photograph 2021 Annual Academic Sessions · 2021 Annual Academic Sessions 2021: Improving Human Capital through an Integrated Approach to Primary Health Care Record 2021 Orations · 2021 College Oration 2021: Vaccines and Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 Prof. Gagandeep Kang Record 2021 Orations · 2021 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2021: Burnout: A Burning Issue among Sri Lankan Students Dr. Nuwan Wickramasinghe Record 2020 Newsletters · 2020 CCPSL Newsletter — May 2020 Document ↗ 2020 Presidential Inductions · 2020 Induction of Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, 26th President 18 September 2020, Shangri-La, Colombo Record 2020 Addresses & Messages · 2020 Message introducing the 2020/2021 Council Dr Nihal Abeysinghe, President 2020 – 2021 Message Media & Statements · 2020 Enhancing the Sri Lankan response to COVID-19 — Communiqué from the CCPSL October 2020 · English Statement ↗ Media & Statements · 2020 Media release on attempts to legalise cannabis in Sri Lanka 23 September 2020 · English, Sinhala, Tamil Statement ↗ Media & Statements · 2020 Proposals for strategic planning to address the current situation of the COVID-19 epidemic — Second Communiqué 9 April 2020 · English, Sinhala Statement ↗ Media & Statements · 2020 Flattening the epidemic curve of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: the public health response — A Communiqué from the CCPSL 30 March 2020 · English, Sinhala, Tamil Statement ↗ Presidents · 2020 Dr Nihal Abeysinghe President 2020 – 2021 Photograph Councils · 2020 Council 2020/2021 President: Dr Nihal Abeysinghe Photograph 2020 Annual Academic Sessions · 2020 Annual Academic Sessions 2020: Universal Health Coverage for Safe and Nutritious Food: Everyone’s Business Record 2019 Newsletters · 2019 CCPSL Newsletter — January 2019 Document ↗ 2019 Newsletters · 2019 CCPSL Newsletter — March 2019 Document ↗ 2019 Newsletters · 2019 CCPSL Newsletter — May 2019 Document ↗ 2019 Newsletters · 2019 CCPSL Newsletter — July 2019 Document ↗ 2019 Presidential Inductions · 2019 Induction of Dr. Sapumal Dhanapala, 25th President 28 October 2019, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo Record 2019 Addresses & Messages · 2019 Safe and nutritious food: everyone’s business Dr Sapumal Dhanapala, President 2019 – 2020 Address ↗ 2019 Addresses & Messages · 2019 Message introducing the 2019/2020 Council Dr Sapumal Dhanapala, President 2019 – 2020 Message 2019 Addresses & Messages · 2019 New Year Message 2020 Dr Sapumal Dhanapala, President 2019 – 2020 Message Presidents · 2019 Dr Sapumal Dhanapala President 2019 – 2020 Photograph Councils · 2019 Council 2019/2020 President: Dr Sapumal Dhanapala Photograph 2019 Annual Academic Sessions · 2019 Annual Academic Sessions 2019: Smart Investment for Universal Health Coverage Record 2019 Orations · 2019 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2019: Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Sri Lanka: The Way Forward Dr. Yasara Samarakoon Record 2019 Orations · 2019 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2019: Twenty-Five Years of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Sri Lanka: 1992–2017 Dr. Dhammica S Rowel Record 2018 Newsletters · 2018 CCPSL Newsletter — January 2018 Document ↗ 2018 Newsletters · 2018 CCPSL Newsletter — February 2018 Document ↗ 2018 Newsletters · 2018 CCPSL Newsletter — October 2018 Document ↗ Newsletters · 2018 CCPSL Newsletter Volume 02, Issue 03 March 2018 — World Tuberculosis Day Document ↗ Presidential Inductions · 2018 Induction of Dr. Janaki Vidanapathirana 2 October 2018, Cinnamon Grand Colombo — invitation and programme Document ↗ 2018 Addresses & Messages · 2018 Shaping a healthy future: youth as a smart investment Dr Janaki Vidanapathirana, President 2018 – 2019 Address ↗ Media & Statements · 2018 Media Seminar on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention 27 November 2018, with the Health Promotion Bureau Record Presidents · 2018 Dr Janaki Vidanapathirana President 2018 – 2019 Photograph Councils · 2018 Council 2018/2019 President: Dr Janaki Vidanapathirana Photograph 2018 Annual Academic Sessions · 2018 Annual Academic Sessions 2018: Healthy Environment: A Healthy Investment for a Healthier Nation Record 2018 Orations · 2018 College Oration 2018: An Unstable Country, Causes, and Governance Prof. Harendra de Silva Record 2018 Orations · 2018 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2018: The Hidden Facets of Hypertension among Workers Dr. Anuji Gamage Record 2017 Newsletters · 2017 CCPSL Newsletter — December 2017 Document ↗ 2017 Addresses & Messages · 2017 Healthy environment: a healthy investment for a healthier nation Dr Hemantha Herath, President 2017 – 2018 Address ↗ 2017 Addresses & Messages · 2017 Annual Academic Sessions 2018 — President’s message Dr Hemantha Herath, President 2017 – 2018 Message 2017 History · 2017 Media event marking the 90th anniversary of the origin of the College 22 November 2017, Health Education Bureau Record Media & Statements · 2017 Story of malaria elimination in Sri Lanka Media kit for the 90th anniversary media event Document ↗ Presidents · 2017 Dr Hemantha Herath President 2017 – 2018 Photograph Councils · 2017 Council 2017/2018 President: Dr Hemantha Herath Photograph 2017 Annual Academic Sessions · 2017 Annual Academic Sessions 2017: Strengthening the Health System for Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety Record 2017 Orations · 2017 College Oration 2017: Medical Research, Innovation, and Practice – The Ethics of Gender Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe Record 2017 Orations · 2017 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2017: Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka: A Glimpse of the Lives Dr. Sameera Senanayake Record 2017 Orations · 2017 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2017: Oesophageal Cancer: Neglected Volcano in Sri Lanka Dr. Ishanka Thalagala Record 2016 Addresses & Messages · 2016 Strengthening the health system to improve the quality of care and patient safety Professor Chrishantha Abeysena, President 2016 – 2017 Address ↗ 2016 Addresses & Messages · 2016 Annual Academic Sessions 2017 — President’s message Professor Chrishantha Abeysena, President 2016 – 2017 Message Presidents · 2016 Professor Chrishantha Abeysena President 2016 – 2017 Photograph Councils · 2016 Council 2016/2017 President: Professor Chrishantha Abeysena Photograph 2016 Annual Academic Sessions · 2016 Annual Academic Sessions 2016: Beyond Survival: Investing in Quality Childhood Record 2016 Orations · 2016 College Oration 2016: Researching into ‘Mind’: The Lost Paradigm in Modern Medicine Prof. Wasantha Gunathunga Record 2016 Orations · 2016 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2016: Cervical Cancer: Preventable Deaths of Women to Shape up the Future Dr. Deepa Gamage Record 2016 Orations · 2016 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2016: Cancer Prevention & Control in the Context of an Integrated Approach Dr. Suraj Perera Record 2016 Orations · 2016 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2016: Capturing Empowerment in Public Health: The Experience from Tobacco Control in a Rural Setting Dr. Manuja Perera Record 2015 Addresses & Messages · 2015 Investing in quality childhood: beyond survival Dr Deepika Attygalle, President 2015 – 2016 Address ↗ 2015 Addresses & Messages · 2015 Annual Academic Sessions 2016 — President’s message Dr Deepika Attygalle, President 2015 – 2016 Message Presidents · 2015 Dr Deepika Attygalle President 2015 – 2016 Photograph Councils · 2015 Council 2015/2016 President: Dr Deepika Attygalle Photograph 2015 Annual Academic Sessions · 2015 Annual Academic Sessions 2015: Public Health for Sustainable Development Record 2015 Orations · 2015 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2015: Beyond Borders: Enhancing Public Health Security at Points of Entry to Sri Lanka Dr. Vindya Kumarapeli Record Leadership · 2014 10 Point White Paper for Public Health Revival Submitted to the Minister of Health following the meeting of 15 July 2013 Document ↗ Presidents · 2014 Dr Chitramalee De Silva President 2014 – 2015 Photograph Councils · 2014 Council 2014/2015 President: Dr Chithramalee de Silva Photograph 2014 Annual Academic Sessions · 2014 Annual Academic Sessions 2014: Visibility & Voice in Public Health Record 2014 Orations · 2014 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2014: Future Cancer Burden in Sri Lanka: Role of the Community Physician Dr. Aindralal Balasuriya Record 2014 Orations · 2014 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2014: Hypertension through a Public Health Lens Dr. Anuradhani Kasthuriratne Record Presidents · 2013 Dr Paba Palihawadana President 2013 – 2014 Photograph Councils · 2013 Council 2013/2014 President: Dr Paba Palihawadana Photograph 2013 Orations · 2013 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2013: Health of the Public of Sri Lanka in the 21st Century Dr. Palitha Abeykoon Record Leadership · 2012 Super 8 — A Simple Way for a Better Life: eight health targets and guidelines Guidelines for institutions, schools, cafeterias and health managers; leaflets in Sinhala and Tamil Document Presidents · 2012 Dr Susie Perera President 2012 – 2013 Photograph Councils · 2012 Council 2012/2013 President: Dr Susie Perera Photograph 2012 Orations · 2012 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2012: AIDS: Past, Present, and Future Dr. Sujitha Samarakoon Record 2012 Orations · 2012 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2012: Challenges of the Millennium: Public Health Road Map Dr. Paba Palihawadana Record 2012 Orations · 2012 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2012: Air Pollution and Public Health in Developing Countries: Is Sri Lanka Different? Dr. Sumal Nandasena Record Presidents · 2011 Dr Vinya Ariyaratne President 2011 – 2012 Photograph Councils · 2011 Council 2011/2012 President: Dr Vinya Ariyaratne Photograph 2011 Orations · 2011 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2011: Development of Healthcare in Sri Lanka 1948–2009 Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe Record 2011 Orations · 2011 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2011: Translational Research from RCT to Policy: How Can Sri Lanka Learn from the NCD Epidemic in the West Prof. Rohan Jayasuriya Record Presidents · 2010 Dr Rabindra Abeysinghe President 2010 – 2011 Photograph Councils · 2010 Council 2010/2011 President: Dr Rabindra Abeysinghe Photograph 2010 Orations · 2010 College Oration 2010: Addressing Health Inequality: Then and Now Prof. Lalini Rajapaksa Record Presidents · 2009 Dr Sujatha Samarakoon President 2009 – 2010 Photograph Councils · 2009 Council 2009/2010 President: Dr Sujatha Samarakoon Photograph 2009 Orations · 2009 College Oration 2009: Caring for internally displaced: A personal journey of a Community Physician Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne Record 2009 Orations · 2009 Dr. A.V.K.V. De Silva Oration 2009: Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: Do We Know the Risk Factors? Dr. Chrishantha Abeysena Record 2009 Orations · 2009 Dr. F.A. Wickremasinghe Oration 2009: Pesticides: The Silent Spring, The Rumblings of an Avalanche Dr. Roshini Peiris John Record 2008 Orations · 2008 College Oration 2008: Urbanization and Health Dr. D N Fernando Record Presidents · 2007 Professor Rajitha Wickramasinghe President 2007 – 2009 Photograph Presidents · 2006 Professor Pushpa Jayawardane President 2006 – 2007 Photograph 2005 Addresses & Messages · 2005 Ethical issues in public health research Dr Stanley De Silva, President 2005 – 2006 Address ↗ Presidents · 2005 Dr Stanley De Silva President 2005 – 2006 Photograph Presidents · 2004 Dr Dulcie De Silva President 2004 – 2005 Photograph 2003 Addresses & Messages · 2003 Maternal mortality reduction in Sri Lanka (an overview) Dr Manil Fernando, President 2003 – 2004 Address ↗ Presidents · 2003 Dr Manil Fernando President 2003 – 2004 Photograph 2002 Addresses & Messages · 2002 The changing face of Hygeia Professor Lalani Rajapakse, President 2002 – 2003 Address ↗ Presidents · 2002 Professor Lalani Rajapakse President 2002 – 2003 Photograph 2001 Addresses & Messages · 2001 Air pollution: a case study of environmental pollution Professor Rohini de Alwis Seneviratne, President 2001 – 2002 Address ↗ Presidents · 2001 Professor Rohini de Alwis Seneviratne President 2001 – 2002 Photograph 2000 Addresses & Messages · 2000 Priority setting in health in the Sri Lankan context: process and mechanisms Dr A.N.A. Abeysundare, President 2000 – 2001 Address ↗ Presidents · 2000 Dr A.N.A. Abeysundare President 2000 – 2001 Photograph Governance · 1999 Council of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act, No. 18 of 1999 Act of Parliament, certified 24 June 1999 Document ↗ Presidents · 1999 Dr H.M.S.S.D. Herath President 1999 – 2000 Photograph 1998 Addresses & Messages · 1998 Human resources for health in Sri Lanka — present and the future Dr S.A.P. Gnanisara, President 1998 – 1999 Address ↗ Presidents · 1998 Dr S.A.P. Gnanisara President 1998 – 1999 Photograph 1997 Addresses & Messages · 1997 Family health programme in Sri Lanka: its origin and development Dr Malani De Silva, President 1997 – 1998 Address ↗ Presidents · 1997 Dr Malani De Silva President 1997 – 1998 Photograph 1996 History · 1996 First Annual Sessions of the College 6–7 December 1996 Record 1995 Addresses & Messages · 1995 Human resources for health care: some aspects Professor Dulitha Fernando, President 1995 – 1997 Address ↗ Presidents · 1995 Professor Dulitha Fernando President 1995 – 1997 Photograph Councils · 1995 Council 1995/1996 President: Professor Dulitha Fernando Photograph 1994 History · 1994 College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka established Professor Dulitha Fernando, first President Record 1970 History · 1970 Sri Lanka Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Record 1960 History · 1960 Ceylon Public Health Association Record 1927 History · 1927 Society of Medical Officers of Health founded 26 November 1927; Dr. F.E. Bridger, first President Record 0 Governance Constitution of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Document ↗