9.3 About the authors Editors:
Viroj Tangcharoensathien – Senior Advisor, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Dileep De Silva – Head, Human Resource Management and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Ashok Perera (Late)–Deputy Director, Healthcare, Quality and Safety, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Walaiporn Patcharanarumol – Director, Global health division, Office of Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Usha Perera (Late)–Consultant Community Physician, Disaster Preparedness and Response Division, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Haruka Sakamoto – Researcher, Department of global health policy, University of Tokyo
Yasoma Weerasekara – Consultant Community Physician, Human Resource Management and Coordination Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Overall authors:
Lalini Rajapaksa – Former Professor in Community Medicine, University of Colombo Padmal de Silva – National Professional Officer, Health Systems Policy and Evaluation, WHO Country Office for Sri Lanka Palitha Abeykoon – Former Director, Health Systems Development, WHO Regional Office for South East Asia, New Delhi Chapter authors:
Lakshmi Somatunga – Additional Secretary, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Sridharan Sathasivam – Deputy Director General, Planning, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Susie Perera – Deputy Director General, Public Health Services II, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Eshani Fernando – Director Planning, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka 226
Anuji Gamage – Senior lecturer in Community Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka Nalinda Wellappuli – Senior registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Nimali Widanapathirana – Senior registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Rangika Fernando – Registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Chatura Wijesundara – Registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Ruwanika Seneviratne – Registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka Kusal Weerasinghe – Registrar in Community Medicine, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
