Anil Jasinghe

Anil Jasinghe, MD, MSc, MD(MedAd.), MPA, is a Sri Lankan medical administrator who is currently the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka. He is known for being the Director-General of Health Services in Sri Lankan Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine during the early phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic.[1][2]

Anil Jasinghe
Born
Anil Jasinghe
EducationDanylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Known forDirector General of Health Services Sri Lanka

Born in Kamburupitiya, Matara district, Jasinghe had his school education at Mahinda College Galle and Ananda College Colombo.[3] He graduated from Lvov State Medical Institute, Lviv, Ukraine and holds a M.Sc in Community Medicine and MD in Medical Administration from Postgraduate Institute of Medicine in Sri Lanka. In 2011 he obtained Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Postgraduate Institute of Management of University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

References
  1. Karunaratna, Sanchith (2017-11-27). "Dr.Anil Jasinghe appointed as Director General of Health Services". Adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. "New Director General of Health Services". Daily News.
  3. Dr. Jasinghe appointed WHO Dep Chairman


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