1. Notre Mission
The Healthy Lanka website aims to provide direct, clinically proven facts instead of the false and misleading information that Sri Lankans encounter when seeking health advice. The sole responsibility of our medical board is to ensure that every matter published on the website is in accordance with clinical medicine.
2. Chief Medical Reviewer and Editor
Dr. Priya Sammani
MBBS, PG Dip. FM — Family Physician & Medical Reviewer
Dr. Priya Uamami is a Registered Professional Family Practitioner of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) with over 8 years of experience in the field of Health Education and Clinical Medicine. She prioritizes ensuring that health advice reaches readers with clinical accuracy in articles published in Healthy Lanka.
3. Review criteria
Our doctors strictly follow the following principles when reviewing articles:
- Latest clinical evidence: Confirming that the health advice contained in the article is consistent with current clinical guidelines and medical research.
- Linguistic accuracy: Error-free translation of English medical terms into Sinhala (eg inflammation is not inflammation) and disease names.
- Reference links: Checking that facts mentioned throughout the article include authentic links from reputable sources such as WHO, CDC, or PubMed.