Emeritus Prof. Ranjith Senaratne, Chairman of the National Science Foundation called on Dr. Alaka Singh, WHO Representative in Colombo on 14 October 2021 with a view to promoting cooperation between the NSF and the WHO. Prof. Senaratne handed over a copy of the volume entitled "COVID-19: Impact, Mitigation, Opportunities and Building Resilience" produced by the NSF which emanates from a muliti-disciplinary conference held in January, 2021.
During the meeting, the need for capacity building in vaccine production in Sri Lanka with regional cooperation was also discussed with the participation of Dr. Palitha Abeykoon, WHO Director General's Envoy for South-East Asia.
