ISSN : 1800 - 4016 (PRINTED) 2550 - 2778 (ONLINE) “Wijerama House”, No. 6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07, Telephone: +94 112 693 324, Email: office@slma.lk
SLMA News Editorial Committee 2022 JOINT EDITORS Professor Kumara Mendis Dr. Sumithra Tissera EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Dr. B.J.C. Perera Dr. Sarath Gamini De Silva Dr. Kalyani Guruge Professor A. Pathmeswaran Professor Shamila De Silva Professor Senani Williams Professor Hasini Banneheka Dr. Clifford Perera Dr. Chamila Mettananda MAGAZINE DESIGN Shashika Gunathilakæ PRINTING AND PUBLISHING Kandy Offset Printers (Pvt.) Ltd. # 947, Peradeniya Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka OUR ADVERTISERS FOR JANUARY • Kalbe International Pte. Ltd • Blue Ocean Group of Campanies • Anti-Malaria Campaign • Nestlé Health Science • Prime Group
CONTENTS President's Message
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A Message from the Co-Editors
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Presidential Address 2022
3
Brief Description of Activities
6-7
Induction of the President 2022
8-9
Feature Articles Omicron: Is it a game changer in the long war of Covid-19 pandemic? Hypertension in the primary healthcare setting in Sri Lanka Current trends in breast cancer surgery in Sri Lanka Battle against the killer diseases: Let food be thy medicine SLMA Council 2022
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Miscellany National Recognition for Dr. Padma Gunaratne, Immediate Past President, SLMA Notices Call for abstracts, guidelines and list of awards Call for orations Call for Research Awards - SLMA 2022
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SLMA President Prof. Samath D. Dharmaratne MBBS (Colombo) MSc (Community Medicine) MD (Community Medicine) President Sri Lanka Medical Association SLMA NEWS+ is published by the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA). The views expressed in it are not necessarily those of the SLMA. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Editor. Permission may be sought directly from the SLMA, Wijerama House, No. 6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07, via telephone +94 112 693 324 or E-mail: office@slma.lk
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