Safer Sri Lanka

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Need to revisit ealry warning systems....

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Early warning systems need to be handle multiple disasters. The recent heavy rains and winds that claimed many lives have highlighted the im...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Dicyandiamide (DCD) found in Milk Powder of Sri Lanka?

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What is Dicyandiamide (DCD)? DCD is a chemical that is sprayed to the grazed pastures to prevent nitrogen loss from cow urine.  DCD acts...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Sri Lanka's disaster management strengthened with IT

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[Colombo Page] "Apr 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) says that the Information Technolog...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Volcanic Ash Cloud -Will it be a global disaster?

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Icelandic volcanic ash cloud has not shown any signs of regression, geologists from Iceland state. Many air travels have been cancelled as a...
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Health Hazards of volcanic ashes yet to be known!

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WHO stated that the health hazards of volcanic ashes from the volcanic eruption in Iceland are not known yet. However, volcanic ashes could ...

Danger zones marked on roads!

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I observed that danger zones have been marked beside the roads in many places I visited recently including Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurune...

Weldone Traffic Police!

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Traffic police officers have become a common scene on my way to Colombo from Piliyandala. I initially thought that this could be attributed ...
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Novil Wijesekara
Medical Doctor working in the public health field, Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Practitioner, Post Graduate Student in Community Medicine at the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo *Co-founder of the Community Tsunami Early-warning Centre (CTEC) in Peraliya, Thelwaththa Sri Lanka. *Additional Medical Officer of Health, Yatiyanthota, * advisor and member of the Board of Trustee of CTEC *functioned as Chief Zonal Health Coordinator/Deputy Director preventive Health for IDP Healthcare Qualifications: M.B.B.S, Diploma in Diplomatic Stduies and Foreign Relations, Diploma in French Language and Civilizations, M.Sc in Disaster Management. Personal Qualities: Dedicated, hard working, motivated. I am a self motivated and hard working person who is committed to change the world positively through practical actions. I am committed to become a humanitarian worker and am ready to use my knowledge and skills as a medical doctor, disaster manager and academic to fulfill that goal. I stand for the neglected and the marginalized, try to empower them to stand on their own. I change systems through personal influence.
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