Maj. Gen. Munasinghe appointed Secretary to Health Ministry

Maj. Gen. Munasinghe appointed Secretary to Health Ministry

May 11, 2020   04:48 pm

Director General of Army Health Services, Major General (Dr.) Sanjeewa Munasinghe, has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Health.

He officially assumed duties at the Health Ministry premises today (May 11). 

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe, former Secretary of the Health Ministry Badrani Jayawardena and several other officials were also present. 

Former Colonel Commandant of Army Medical Corps, Maj. Gen. Munasinghe is an alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine of University of Ruhuna. 

He completed his MBBS degree in 1986 and joined the Sri Lanka Army in the same year.

Following the completion of Basic Military training in Sri Lanka Military Academy, he was commissioned in the rank of Captain and attached to Sri Lanka Army Medical corps.

He was appointed as the Colonel Commandant of Army Medical Corps in 2010 and as the first Director General of Army Health Services in 2014.

Maj. Gen. Munasinghe, who is a consultant radiologist at Military Hospital, also served as President of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine.

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