Harendra de Silva
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OccupationsProfessor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kelaniya, in Sri Lanka.
EmployerUniversity of Colombo
KnownforFounder chairman of Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority, Activist and legislator in Child Protection[1]
Harendra de Silva | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Colombo Ananda College Colombo |
| Occupations | Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kelaniya, in Sri Lanka. |
| Employer | University of Colombo |
| Known for | Founder chairman of Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority, Activist and legislator in Child Protection[1] |
| Title | Professor |
Harendra de Silva is a pediatrician whose efforts have helped to create awareness of child abuse in Sri Lanka.
de Silva was educated at Ananda College Colombo, before he entered the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, where he obtained both an undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and later Doctor of Medicine.[2]