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Awarded Fellowship of WONCA
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At the WONCA World Conference held in Rio de Janeiro on November 4, Dr. Preethi Wijegoonewardene was awarded the Fellowship of WONCA – the first Sri Lankan to receive this highest honour of WONCA at an impressive ceremony. WONCA has a membership of nearly 150 countries. The Fellowship of WONCA – is a prestigious award given to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the World Organization of Family Physicians and to Family Medicine globally.
A well-known family physician in Colombo, Dr. Wijegoonewardene has been involved in teaching Family Medicine to undergraduates and post-graduates for more than 25 years. He was President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) in 2002, President of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka (CGPSL) (2004 – 2007) and President of WONCA – MESAR (Middle-East South Asia Region) (2007 – 2010), and President of WONCA South Asia from 2010 to 2013. He is the Patron of the South Asia Primary Care Research Network (SAPCRN), and current Chair of the MRCGP (Int) – South Asia Board, and Chair of the MCGP Board of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka.