Others

• 25^th January 2000  –  “To identify research priorities on STD / HIV/ AIDS” by STD/AIDS Control Programme.
• 3^rd February 2000 – “Management and control measures of HIV and TB co – infection ” by STD/AIDS Control Programme.
• 5 – 7th July 2000 –     Enhancing role of medical schools in STD/ HIV and TB control by STD/AIDS Control Programme.
• 31^st January 2002 & 23^rd April 2002 -“Redesign the medical curriculum for the undergraduates to teach HIV & TB” by STD/AIDS Control Programme.
• 12 – 15^th January 2004 – Consultative meeting to develop a “plan of action  for integrated disease surveillance and response in Sri Lanka”.
• 29^th September 2004 –Consultative meeting to review standards of Transfusion Transmissible Infection testing.
• 22^nd March 2006- Consultative meeting on “Balancing the requirements and supply of doctors”.
• 5^th May 2011 – Control of vector-borne viral infections, Ministry of Health.
• 6^th September 2010 Immunisation summit, Epidemiology Unit,Ministry of Health.
• April 5^th, 2011, Seoul, Korea – 8^th Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant    pathogens (ANSORP) investigator meeting and the 1^st APEC expert forum.
• Meeting of the SAARC working group on Biotechnology. Organized by Ministry of  Technology and Research. April 27, 2011.
• 22^nd July 2011 – National Guidelines for autopsy on Maternal deaths.

• 6^th March 2000 -“Revision of National Immunization Schedule” By Ministry of Health.
• 10 – 11^th March 2000-UN Human rights standards and Health in Sri Lanka.
• 22^nd May 2001 – Plan of action for the prevention and control of DF /DHF by The Epidemiology Unit, Department of Health Services.
• 23^rd April 2002 –  Identification of priority areas in Health Research by Department of Health Services.
• 4^th – 7^th July 2000- WHO Consultative meeting on “Teaching of Tuberculosis and STD/AIDS in Medical School’s held in Chennai, India.
• 13 – 14 th Sept 2004 –World bank sponsored Rapid Results Initiative Consultative meeting National HIV/AIDS Prevention project.
• 5^th May 2005 –  Consultative meeting for “development of a supervisory Mechanism and Evaluation Procedure for Private sector AFB Microscopy”.
• 2 May 2011 – Gender Based Violence –Development of a training Manual for Crisis centre staff, Ministry of Health.
• 26^th May 2006 – Consultative meeting on “Research priorities in Health research”.
• 25^th April 2011- Stakeholder meeting on strengthening cervical cancer screening in Sri Lanka.
• April 29, 2011 – National guidelines of examination, reporting and management of sexually abused survivors for medico-legal purposes. Organized by the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka.

• National Science Foundation -Member, Steering Committee on Biotechnology- 1994 to 1997
• Advisory Committee on Monitoring of Antimicrobial resistance to Antimicrobial agents, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka- 1998 -to 2005
• Country Representative for Asian Network for surveillance of Resistant pathogens -1996-to date.
• Convenor- Task force on research in Human Reproductive Health, University of Colombo- 1998 – to 2003.
• Advisor-drug regulating Authority , Ministry of Health Sri Lanka 1999 to 2014
• Member, Technical Committee on Bio-safety Guidelines, Ministry of Forestry and Environment -1999 to 2005.
• Member – Task Force in Microbiology of the Ministry of Health – 2001 to date.
• Member – National Research Council
• Assessor in Microbiology – Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
• Partner meeting on the National plan of action anti leprosy campaign Sri Lanka. 21-22 May 2013

• Member – Country Coordinating Mechanism of Sri Lanka for the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – 2002 to 2006 & 2011
• Member- Herpes virus study group of SLMA – 2002 to 2006
• Member – Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health 2005 to 2006 & 2011 to  date
• Chairperson on Communicable Diseases committee, SLMA 2004 to 2006 & 2010 to date.
• Member – National Committee on Women, Sri Lanka 2005 to 2006 & 2012 to 2014
• Research Committee on Biotechnology of the National Science Foundation 2005 to 2006 & 2011 to date.
• Laboratory and surveillance sub-committee of the National AIDS Committee 2004 – 2006.
• Stakeholder – Finalising the policy on Healthcare quality & safety, Ministry of Health – April 2, 2013 and May 30, 2013.
• Member – Accreditation committee for medical laboratories, Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment – 2009 to to-date.

Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

• Member since 1988
• Life member since 1990
• Secretary Section A- 1992
• Committee member Section A-1991 and 1993, 2002
• President Section A- 2000
• Elected Committee member General Council- 2001
• Member, General Research Committee– 1999,2002,2003, 2005
• Chairman, General Research Committee SLAAS – 2004
• Member Ethics Committee SLAAS – 2004

Sri Lanka Medical Association

• Member- since 1985
• Life member- Since 1992
• Member, Women’s Health Committee 2001 to 2006
• Chairperson, Women’s Health Committee 2009
• Member, Communicable Diseases Committee, 2000
• Chairperson, Communicable Diseases Committee 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2014
• Member, Committee on drugs 2003 to 2006
• Member – Committee on Herbal Medicine 2010 to 2011
• Assistant treasurer – 2005
• Council member 2004 – 2006 & 2010 -2011
• President Elect – 2014
• President – 2015

Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists

• Editor- 1991/1992
• Treasurer- 1992- 1995
• Secretary- 1996
• Committee member – 1997
• Vice President- 1999
• President elect- 2000
• President 2001 / 2002
• Committee member 2003
• Committee member 2005

Allergy & Immunology Society of Sri Lanka

• Member 2000 to date
• Vice President -2000 to 2003

Vaccine Forum of Sri Lanka

• Member 2009 to date
• Member 2009 to date

Institute of Biology

• Member – 2000 to date

Catholic Doctors Guild

• Committee member since 1990 – 2003
• Committee member 2009 – to date