Name of the grant: Quality and Innovation Grants; Window 3, HETC Project: Postgraduate Research Program grants
Competitive grant awarded to Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Project title: Population Health Research Program in South-Eastern Sri Lanka
Running title: Rural Health Project
Coordinator: Professor Nadira D. Karunaweera
Objectives:
Main objective of the grant is to:
Strengthen the postgraduate research training capacity of the Faculty of Medicine with a focus on population health in South-Eastern Sri Lanka through a comprehensive research programme
Number of Activities 3:
Specific objectives:
Activity 1: Implement a coherent programme leading to postgraduate research focused around the “Centre for Population Health Research and Development”
Activity 2: Title: Establish collaborative Links with all stakeholders at Provincial level / beyond and facilitate five specific PG training projects
