NalikaGunawardena WHO South-East Asia Regional Office India

NalikaGunawardena
Dr. Nalika GUNAWARDENA is the Regional Adviser for NCD in WHO South East Asia Region. She is a medical officer specialized in public health with MD Community Medicine degree from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and a MPH from Massey University of New Zealand. Prior to joining World Health Organization, she held the post of a merit Professor of Community Medicine in the University of Colombo. She has contributed to generate research evidence on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown origin in Sri Lanka and is a member of the DEGREE Study Group of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine which research on Disadvantaged Populations at Risk of Decline in eGFR.
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Nalika
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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Time Session
3:20 p.m.
4:05 p.m.
Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: From Barriers to Solutions: Advancing Access to Kidney Care Across the Region
UrmilaAnandh Chair Amrita Hospitals, Faridabad, Delhi NCRIndia
  • Introducing Voices from the Region
    UrmilaAnandh Chair Amrita Hospitals, Faridabad, Delhi NCRIndia
  • Kidney Health in the Region: Trends, Challenges, and WHO Initiatives for Improved Care
    NalikaGunawardena Speaker WHO South-East Asia Regional Office India
  • From Access to Accountability: Lessons from Thailand's Case Study on Kidney Care Policies
    YotTeerawattananon Speaker HITAPThailand
  • The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Dialysis Care and the Impact of Climate Change on Kidney Health in Bangladesh
    Kazi ShahnoorAlam Speaker Professor of Nephrology National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka: Tackling the Socio-Economic Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu)
    DilushiWijayaratne Speaker Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri LankaSri Lanka
  • Community-Based Screening through the Kidney Care Network in Nepal
    Sanjib KumarSharma Speaker BP Koirala Institute of Health SciencesNepal
  • Q and A
Parijat Hall 201