Experience

Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka

• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Nutrition Department Medical Research Institute

  • Feb 2016 - Present



UNICEF Colombo

• Nutrition Specialist

  • Feb 2013 - Feb 2016

  Support to implement Multi sectoral nutrition action plan of Sri Lanka, Technical support to control malnutrition, diet and disease, micro nutrient supplementation, nutrition in emergencies, community empowerment in nutrition, fortification etc.

• Head, Department of Nutrition

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  About 25 national research in nutrition to support Ministry of Health in malnutrition, conflict situation, micro nutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A, calcium, iodine, anaemia). Worked as Secretray to osteoporosis society, overweight, obesity, sodium contents, salt reduction programme, Food advisory committee member, food advertisement committee member, NCD steering committee member, Nutrition steering committee member, Ethical committee and Research committee member, Iodine steering Committee member etc..



UNICEF

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nutrition Specialist

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Initiated community based feeding programme for SAM and MAM children who were affected with conflicts. Conducted nutrition emergency training annually to train key health personnel. Initiated multiple micronutrient programme for children. Covered the work of chief health and nutrition and health specialist. Conducted nutrition assessment and surveys among displaced children.

• Consultant Medical Nutritionist

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 2006

  Advise to patients having problems in nutrition referred from hospitals, Research related malnutrition, micro nutrient, Technical advise to Ministry of Health, supplementary food preparation and standards, Therapeutic feeding and home fortification programme