Dr. Paba Palihawadana, Minsitry of Health - Rotary Polio Day 24 Oct 2019

Dr. Paba Palihawadana, is the Deputy Director General of Public Health Services at Ministry of Health Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, Director, Sri Lanka. She was also the National Manager of the Polio Eradication Programme. From 2001 to 2002 she was a regular visiting scientist to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Program Epidemiology and Surveillance Division.
Dr. Palihawadana has had twenty-two years experience in the public health field. Her specialist areas are epidemiology and public health. She has demonstrated her talent in the implementation and evaluation of public health programmes and has had experience of field response in emergency and outbreak situations.