28th January 2021
Opening Session
Chair: Senior Prof. Nadira D. Karunaweera
from 8.30 to 9.40 am
| 8.30-8.35 am | Opening Remarks, Senior Prof. Nadira D. Karunaweera, Medical Parasitologist, Professor, Chair Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Sri Lanka | |
| 8.35-9.00 am | Global Perspectives on COVID-19, Dr Steven Hoffman, Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR). |  |
| 9.00-9.20 am | Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and implications for disease control, Professor Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW, Australia | |
| 9.20-9.40 am |
How to build responsible, productive, and responsive media culture, Mr Nalaka Kaluwewa, Director General, Department of Government Information |
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