Anil Jasinghe

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Anil Jasinghe
Born
Anil Jasinghe

EducationDanylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Known forDirector General of Health Services Sri Lanka

Anil Jasinghe is a Sri Lankan medical administrator who was the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka. Previously, he was the Director-General of Health Services in Sri Lankan Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine from December 2017 to August 2020, which included the early phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.[1][2][3]

Born in Kamburupitiya, Matara district, Jasinghe was educated at Mahinda College and Ananda College.[4] He graduated from Lvov State Medical Institute, and holds a M.Sc. in Community Medicine and MD in Medical Administration from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine in Sri Lanka. In 2011 he obtained Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Postgraduate Institute of Management of University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

References

  1. ^ Karunaratna, Sanchith (2017-11-27). "Dr.Anil Jasinghe appointed as Director General of Health Services". Adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. ^ "New Director General of Health Services". Daily News.
  3. ^ "Anil Jasinghe". Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ Dr. Jasinghe appointed WHO Dep Chairman