SLMA confab starts in Jaffna today

Waruna PADMASIRI

The first of the series of conferences at the provincial level organised by the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) will commence today in Jaffna and will continue until the January 29.

The conference series is organised to commemorate the SLMA's 125th anniversary. Health Minister, Mithreepala Sirisena will attend the opening ceremony this morning at the Tilco Jaffna Hotel. Around 400 medical practitioners in the Northern Province are expected to participate at the conference. SLMA Chairman Vajira H W Dissanayeke said that priority of the conference will focus on health issues facing the Northern Province and providing solutions to them.

Improving the professional status of doctors, the introduction of new technology, use of Information Technology, improving research and non-communicable diseases will be amongst the topics discussed. The Medical Association has organised to hold similar conferences in Galle, Batticaloa, Anuradhapura and Kandy in the future, SLMA Secretary Dr Lasantha Malavige, said. Additional Secretary, SLMA Dr Kapila Jayarathna, Dr Deepal Vijesuriya, Communications officer also spoke.