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Organogram
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Overall Management of Epidemiology Unit
2. Manager, EPI and control of Communicable Diseases
3. Policy making and implementation
4. Surveillance, planning , monitoring and evaluation of emerging and
re-emerging diseases
5. Planning , monitoring and evaluation of disaster management
6. Liaison with external agencies
7. Liaison with other departments within and outside the Ministry of Health
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.(Mrs)
P. Palihawadana - Deputy Epidemiologist
Dr.(Mrs) Manori Malawaraarachchi – Medical Officer
Dr.(Mrs) Wasu Jayasinghe - Medical Officer
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Administration
2. Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of AFP surveillance
3. Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of Measles and Rubella surveillance
, Control and prevention
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.
T.S.R. Peiris – Asst. Epidemiologist
Dr.(Mrs) Sriyani Disanayake - Medical Officer
Dr.(Mrs) Virgini Mallawaarchchi - Medical Officer
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Management of vaccine logistics
2. Monitoring and Evaluation of vaccine coverage
3. Surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases (Diphtheria, Pertussis
, NNT)
4. AEFI surveillance; and monitaring
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.
Ananda Amarasinghe – Consultant Epidemiologist |
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Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of Hepatitis , Leptospirosis
and Rabies surveillance.
2. Monitoring and Evaluation of sentinel surveillance units
3. Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of Non communicable diseases
surveillance; Control and prevention
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| Unit
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.
Sudath Samaraweera-Medical Officer |
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Training in epidemiology
2. Editor of WER
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| Unit
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.(Mrs)
Nayana de Alwis - Medical Officer |
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Monitoring of WRCD
2. JE surveillance , Prevention and control
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Responsibilities |
Dr.
Hasitha Tissera - Medical Officer
Dr. (Mrs) Devika Mendis - Medical Officer
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Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of DF/DHF surveillance
2.Editor of Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.
Jagath Amarasekara - Medical Officer |
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Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of ARI and diarrhoeal diseases
surveillance; Control and prevention |
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| Unit
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Responsibilities |
| Dr.
Ranjith Batuwantudawa - Medical Officer |
Rota
virus, Pneumococcal and HIB diseases surveillance control and prevention |
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Responsibilities |
Dr.(Mrs)
Darshi Abeysekera - Medical Officer
Dr.(Mrs) Yasanthi Senaviratna - Medical Officer
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Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation of surveillance activities at
Regional and Divisional levels 2.
Surveillance, control & prevention of other diseases (Typhus
fever Rickettsia and Leishmaniasis)
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