The research findings of DoCM researchers are highlighted in news articles. RAPCO study; the largest pregnancy cohort study done in Sri Lanka, through the GEEPMD project has contributed to a large body of new evidence to improve maternal care. A […]
RaPCo Protocol is published…!
The study protocol of the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo) is published and available on line in BMC Pregnancy and Child Birth. https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-020-03056-x
3 more days for the ECLIPSE PhD applications..!
The closing date for ECLIPSE PhD applications is approaching soon. We have received a large number of applications and the project is already started. The application deadline is 17th March, 2020. We are looking for a energetic, enthusiastic team players […]
Four presentations from the DoCM in Nutrition 2020
Nutrition 2020 is the largest Nutrition meeting ever planned and hosted by the American Society for Nutrition. The meeting is now taking place (June 1-4, 2020) as a “virtual Meeting”. Four papers submitted by DoCM members have been selected for […]
COVID-19: What to expect
A discussion with Prof.S.B Agampodi published in Sunday Lankadeepa on 03/03/20
Vacancy: Research Assistant GEEPMD project
The department of community medicine is looking for a graduate with managerial and accounting skills to work as a research assistant in the UGC/WHO funded GEEPMD research project. We are looking for energetic new graduate with knowledge in field research […]
Dr.Warnasekara receives “Early Career Research Award”
Dr.Janith Warnasekara Received “Early Career Research Award” at ILS 2019, Vancouver, Canada Dr.Janith Warnasekara, received the International Leptospirosis Society “Early Career Research Award” in the ILS 2019 held in Vancouver, Canada. Dr.Warnasekara presented two papers; “Microgeographical difference of leptospirosis in […]
Best Presenter award
Mr.Sajaan Praveen, postgraduate trainee of DoCM received the Best Presenter award of ‘Framing Macro-Economic Policies’ in the 8th International Economic Research Conference of Sri Lanka forum of University Economist, December 2019. Mr.Sajaan currently working on the Economic cost of pregnancy […]
ECLIPSE
DoCM is proud to announce the launch of Empowering people with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Intervention Programme to improve patient journey and reduce Stigma via Community Education (ECLIPSE) in partnership with Keele University. A cross-faculty research team from Keele University’s Institute for Global […]
GEEPMD Researchers received commended paper awards in ACSASS 2019.
The initial two weeks’ analysis of RAPCO study was selected for two oral presentations in ASCASS 2019 and one of the paper received “commended paper” among 57 free papers submitted to the conference. The papers presented were on prevention on […]