Channa Jayasumana
Channa Jayasumana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1] He is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He holds professional qualifications MBBS from University of Peradeniya, PhD and FRCP Edin.
Channa Jayasumana චන්න ජයසුමන | |
|---|---|
| චන්න ජයසුමන சன்ன ஜயசுமன | |
| State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals | |
| Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura | |
| Acting Minister of Health | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1980 |
He has done research on drinking water, occupational exposure to herbicides and its association with chronic kidney disease.[2] Together with his doctoral advisor, Sarath Gunatilake, Prof. Jayasumana was awarded the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility in 2019 for this work, citing "challenging circumstances."[3]
He was appointed state minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation in 2020.[4]
He was appointed as Acting Minister of Health on 16 February 2021 [5]
References
- "Channa Jayasumana". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- Jayasumana, Channa; Paranagama, Priyani; Agampodi, Suneth; Wijewardane, Chinthaka; Gunatilake, Sarath; Siribaddana, Sisira (2015-01-18). "Drinking well water and occupational exposure to Herbicides is associated with chronic kidney disease, in Padavi-Sripura, Sri Lanka". Environmental Health. 14 (1): 6. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-14-6. ISSN 1476-069X. PMC 4417209. PMID 25596925.
- "Recipients of the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility". Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Sri Lanka President appoints cabinet ministers, state ministers". EconomyNext. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- "Prof. Channa Jayasumana appointed as the Acting Health Min". Newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
