Professor Anuji Upekshika Gamage
Professor Anuji Gamage is a Professor in Public Health at the Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotalawela Defence University and a visiting lecturer at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo. Before entering academia, she served as a Community Medicine Specialist at the Ministry of Health. Specializing in Epidemiology, Health Economics/Healthcare financing, Health Policy, and Applied Epidemiology, she is currently working to enhance healthcare efficiency, access, and quality for vulnerable communities.
Professor Gamage has made significant contributions to preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors, the economic evaluation of health technologies, and healthcare financing. She assumed duties as the Chairperson of the National Research Council, on the 26th of December 2024.
