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16
Nov.

Workshop on Health Data Governance and Digital Health for Health Sector Resilience

A regional workshop on Health Data Governance and Digital Health for Health Sector Resilience was held in Kurunegala on 24th October 2023. This workshop is a continuation of the collaboration with AeHIN on the Convergence Meeting on Digital Health governance held in 2022. Many eminent speakers including  Dr. Sampath Indika Kumara (Provincial Director of Health […]

12
Oct.

SLCHI Election

Election of the Council of the Sri Lanka College of Health Informatics Year 2024/2025 Following the successful conclusion of the elections held on 15th December 2023, the Election Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Council members of the Sri Lanka College of Health Informatics.    Office Name President Chaminda Weerabaddana Secretary […]

5
Oct.

SLCHI Academic Sessions 2023

The opening ceremony of the inaugural academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Health Informatics was held on 15th December 2023 at the UCFM Tower of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. The Secretary Health, Dr P. G. Mahipala attended as the Chief Guest. Prof Vajira Dissanayake, The Dean of the Faculty of […]

19
Dec.

Convergence Workshop on Digital Health Governance Sri Lankan perspective

A convergence meeting is where national implementers, stakeholders, and international digital health experts can come together to share experiences, outline national digital health needs, align them with the available resources, and closely collaborate with stakeholders for resource mobilization. The process is designed to be general and universal in many respects and, therefore, flexible enough for adaptation […]

2
Dec.

Accelerating Digital Health in Sri Lanka

Post-congress Satellite Meeting of the Colombo Medical Congress 2022 on Accelerating Digital Health in Sri Lanka was held on 27th November 2022. Organised by the UCFM Center for Digital Health in partnership with Sri Lanka College of Health Informatics, Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Center For Digital Health, European Connected Health Alliance & […]

16
Nov.

National Birth Defects Registry (NBDR)

At an event held to mark the World Spina Bifida Day at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children on 25-10-2022, Dr. Uditha Perera (Consultant in Health Informatics and Secretary, SLCHI) delivered a lecture on the importance of establishing a National Birth Defects Registry (NBDR). The audience included representatives from Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, Perinatal Society of Sri […]

30
Aug.

Digital Health Landscape In Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Health has worked hard over the last two decades to integrate digital health technologies to support identified business processes of the preventive and curative health sector. Information systems have been  developed with the collaboration of the relevant stakeholders and the Ministry of Health, to suit the needs of hospitals and the public […]

26
Aug.

News Blog

Members of our college, as well as guest contributors, discuss industry trends, the impact of digital health solutions, and future industry challenges in our news blog. Despite the fact that digital health is one of the most diverse and continuously growing professions, our blog strives to provide current information and in-depth insights on all elements […]

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