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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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 uanandh@gmail.comAmrita Hospitals, Faridabad, Delhi NCRIndia
  • Introducing Voices from the Region
    UrmilaAnandh Chair uanandh@gmail.comAmrita Hospitals, Faridabad, Delhi NCRIndia
  • Kidney Health in the Region: Trends, Challenges, and WHO Initiatives for Improved Care
    NalikaGunawardena Speaker gunawardenan@who.intWHO South-East Asia Regional Office India
  • From Access to Accountability: Lessons from Thailand's Case Study on Kidney Care Policies
    YotTeerawattananon Speaker yot.t@hitap.netHITAPThailand
  • The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Dialysis Care and the Impact of Climate Change on Kidney Health in Bangladesh
    Kazi ShahnoorAlam Speaker kshahnoor@yahoo.comProfessor 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 dilushi_w@yahoo.comDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri LankaSri Lanka
  • Community-Based Screening through the Kidney Care Network in Nepal
    Sanjib KumarSharma Speaker drsanjib@yahoo.comBP Koirala Institute of Health SciencesNepal
  • Q and A
Parijat Hall 201