Dr. Palitha Abeykoon likely to be appointed SLMC Chairman

Dr. Palitha Abeykoon is likely to be appointed as the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC)Chairman, reliable sources told the Daily News yesterday.

“The Government Medical Officers’ Association has proposed three names to be considered for the post of SLMC Chairman and Dr.Abekoon is one of their nominees,”sources said.

The GMOA had proposed Professor Carlo Fonseka, Professor Lalitha Mendis and Dr.Palitha Abeykoon to be considered for this position.

Dr.Abeykoon was the 120th President of Sri Lanka Medical Association