Dr.Anil Jasinghe appointed as Director General of Health Services

Dr.Anil Jasinghe appointed as Director General of Health Services

November 27, 2017   09:26 am

Dr.Anil Jasinghe has been appointed as the Director General of Health Services by the Minister of health Rajitha Senaratne. 

Dr.Jasinghe will officially assume duties as the new Director General following his formal appointment on Wednesday (29). 

Dr. Anil Jasinghe has obtained his primary education from the Mahinda College Galle and secondary education from the Ananda College Colombo-10.

He joined medical administration as the Medical Superintendent of the Provincial Hospital, Badulla in Sri Lanka in 1996. Then he became the Deputy Director of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in charge of the Accident and Orthopaedic Service and served there at the height of the terrorism.  In 2009 he became the Director, Colombo South Teaching Hospital. At present he holds the post of the Deputy Director General, National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

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