Prof. Neelika Malavige Archives

Prof. Malavige appointed to WHO technical advisory committee on Covid-19 Source:Island Prof. Neelika Malavige has been appointed a member of WHO technical advisory committee on Covid-19. WHO established a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to advise on scientific, technical and strategic matters related to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). The committee comprises 10 renowned experts with a diverse range of knowledge and expertise as clinicians and researchers working on COVID-19 health products, experts in access to medicines, diagnostics, vaccines and other health products, specialists of public health-oriented intellectual property, technology transfer experts; business development experts, experts in pricing, procurement, needs estimation and/or regulation of medicines. ...

Asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and those with mild illnesses would not be contagious after 7 days -Prof. Neelika Malavige-by Susitha Fernando Source:Dailymirror Adequate and rational testing is a must to identify new patients, new outbreaks in new locations The current strain may have come from elsewhere It is important to get rid of the stigma. It’s not anyone’s fault if someone gets COVID-19 We should aim to go back to normal live as fast as possible, within the safety frameworks Let’s not stigmatize those with COVID19. Also let’s stop the blame game Long term complications were seen in young adults; such as fatigue, lack of concentration, lack of fitness for many months after getting COVID-19 Individuals (both symptomatic and asymptomatic) can be PCR positive for many days and even more than two months. But they do not shed infectious viral particles after 10 days As the Western Province, the economic hub ...