dr-sanath mahawithanage

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

 

Dr. Sanath Mahawithanage

Dr. Sanath Mahawithanage

Senior Lecturer Grade I
Department of Biochemistry

Telephone - Office : +94 11 2758000 Ext: 4160     Mobile : +94 77 3410584
E-mail : sanath.mahawithanage@gmail.com

 

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Jansz ER and Mahawithange STC, Vitamin C: Have all its mysteries been unravelled? Monograph no. 10. The Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka 1997.
  2. Mahawithange STC Body Mass Index of some young adults in Sri Lanka. Undergraduate Dissertation. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 1998.
  3. Mahawithanage STC Starch content and sugar profile of some selected Sri Lankan fruits. Undergraduate Dissertation. Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 1998.
  4. Wickremasinghe AR, Gunawardene DM, Mahawithanage STC Use of routinely collected past surveillance data for in identifying and mapping high-risk area in a malaria endemic area of Sri Lanka. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health: 33; December 2002
  5. Fernando SD, Wickremasinghe Renu, Mahawithanage S, Wickremasinghe AR. Impact of childhood malaria in Sri Lanka. Asian Parasitology; Vol. 6, Malaria in Asia, The federation of Asian Parasitologists Japan, 2005.
  6. Wickremasinghe AR, Wickremasinghe Renu, Fernando SD, Galapaththy G, Mahawithanage STC. The social and economic burden of malaria in Sri Lanka. Asian Parasitology; Vol. 6, Malaria in Asia, The federation of Asian Parasitologists Japan, 2005.
  7. Ranasinghe PHDT, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMJC. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): An option to optimize Nutrition Surveillance System. In: Geo-Informatics for future of Sri Lanka. (De Silva RP, ed.) Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya 2005.
  8. Mahawithanage STC. Association between nutritional status and malarial infections and effect of vitamin A intervention among children living in a malarial endemic area of Southern Sri Lanka. PhD Thesis, University of Colombo 2006.
  9. DMUK Dasanayake, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrasekar GAP. Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for spatially targeted interventions to control child malnutrition at District Level (De Silva RP, ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya 2007 July 27.
  10. Madatuwa TMJC, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Jansz E R, Wickremasinghe AR. Evaluation of the impact of the national Vitamin A supplementation program among school children in Sri Lanka. British Journal of Nutrition 97: 153-159, 2007.
  11. Mahawithanage STC, Kannangara KKNP, Wickrememasinghe Renu, Chandrika UG, Jansz ER, Karunaweera ND, Wickremasinghe AR. Impact of Vitamin A supplementation on health status and absenteeism of school children in Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16 (1): 94-102, 2007
  12. Aresha Manamperi, Mahawithanage Sanath, Deepika Fernando, Renu Wickremasinshge, Anura Bandara, Chanditha Hauarachchi, Wimaladharma abeyewikreme, Rajitha Wickremasinghe. Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax infections in Sri Lanka using Pvmsp-3α and Pvcs genes as makers: A preliminary report. Tropical Biomedicine 25 (2); 100-106 (2008)
  13. Mahawithanage STC. MINDFULNESS: THE 21st CENTURY HRM TOOL. PIMA Journal. Volume 4. Nov 2016.
  14.  Ananda Jayalal T.B, Palitha Bandara, W.M. Jayaruwan Bandara, T.W.M.A, Sanath T.C. Mahawithanage, Jagath Wansapala, M.A, Sapthala P.L. Galappaththi. A Quantitative Analysis of Chronic Exposure of Selected Heavy Metals in a Model Diet in a CKD Hotspot in Sri Lanka. June 2019. BMC Nephrology 20(1).

 

 

SELECTED COMMUNICATIONS

  • Mahawithange STC, Jayasena A, Fernando D, Gallapathy T, Wickremasinghe Renu, and Wickremasinghe AR Anaemia in pregnancy in a rural population in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lana Association forthe Advancement of Science December 1998.
  • Mahawithange STC, Peiris H, Wickremasinghe AR Body Mass Index of some young adults in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 54th Annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, December 1998
  • Mahawithanage STC, Jansz ER Starch content and sugar profile of some selected Sri Lankan fruits, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Sessions, Faculty of Medical sciences, University of Sri Jayawardanepura 1998.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Nutritional status in children with malaria. Proceedings of the 57th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science November, 2001.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Karunaweera ND and Wickremasinghe AR Haematological indices in childhood malarial infections. Proceedings of the 10th Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Collage of Microbiologists May 2001.
  • Mahawithanage STC Impact of an attack of Plasmodium vivax malaria on childhood nutritional status. Proceedings of the Conference on "Vivax Malaria Research: 2002 and beyond" Bangkok, Thailand, February 2002.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND The association between nutritional status and P.vivax infections in childhood. Proceedings of the Scientific Sessions of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 2002.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Early diagnosis and treatment may reduce adverse effects of repeated attacks of malaria on the nutritional status of the child. Proceedings of the 3rd MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference Arusha, Tanzania November 2002.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Wickremasinghe AR and Karunaweera ND Association between nutritional status and malarial infections in children from a malaria endemic area of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 58th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science December 2002.
  • Raj-Akilen and Mahawithanage STC. Prevalence of hypertension and glucose intolerance among middle-class male office workers and association with measures of adiposity, lifestyle and family history. 2nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
  • Udayachandran J, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Assessment of dietary Vitamin A, fat and energy intake in children with and without ocular manifestations of  vitamin A deficiency; a cross section matched-paired study. 2nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
  • Madawala PS, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Protein energy malnutrition in young estate children: prevalence and determinants. 2nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
  • Ranasighe HASK, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMCJ. Non-dietary factors affecting Vitamin A status of estate children. 2nd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2004
  • Madatuwa TMJC, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Wickremasinghe AR. Evaluation of the impact of the national Vitamin A supplementation program among school children in Sri Lanka. XXII IVACG meeting, November 2004. Lima, Peru.
  • Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG, Wickremasinghe AR, Karunaweera ND. Impact of Vitamin A supplementation on health status and absenteeism of school children in Sri Lanka. XXII IVACG , November 2004. Lima, Peru.
  • Ranasinghe PHDT, Mahawithanage STC, Madatuwa TMJC. Nutritional risk mapping to optimise nutrition surveillance system: A case study from Yatiyantota MOH/DDHS area. 3rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
  • Weerasekara DBCR, Mahawithanage STC, Chandrika UG. A preliminary study on zinc status and selected pregnancy outcomes.3rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
  • Ramesh P, Mahawithanage STC, Cooray NSAR. Dental caries and sugar consumption of adolescents. 3rd Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 2005.
  • J Pinidiyapathirage, Mahawithanage S, N Abeysinghe, AR Wickremasinghe. Degue outbreak in western province of Sri Lanka 2004. International meeting on emerging diseases and surveillance Vienna, Australia Feb 23-25;2007.
  • Karunanayake AL, Salgado LSS, Abeysuriya V, Fernando S, Herath HMRP, Kumarendran B, Premaratna BAHR, Mahawithanage STC. Prevalence of osteoporosis in a sample of Sri Lankan urban population. 121st Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association, March 16-22nd 2008.
  • RMTK Ranatunga, KDRR Silva, KN Balasuriya, R Sivakanesan and STC Mahawithanage. Calcium intake and bone mineral variables among adolescent schoolgirls in rural and Urban areas of Sri Lanka. 12th Annual congress, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniaya Nov. 20-21 2008.
  • Mahawithanage STC. Micronutrients and Child Health, Continuing Medical Education (CME) Lectures,2008. Kandy Society of Medicine. 26th March 2008. (http://www.theksm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:cme-lectures-2008&catid=25:past-ksm-events&Itemid=60)
  • Mahawithanage STC. Geospatial innovations and applications in nutrition. Plenary lecture. Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, Jan 24th 2009.
  • Mahamithawa AMASB, Mahawithanage STC, Ranasinghe PHTD; Mapping malnutrition risk; A geospatial approach to combat child malnutrition in Sri Lanka. 19th International congress of Nutrition 2009. Bangkok

 

 

SELECTED TRAININGS, SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

  1. Workshop on Malaria Surveillance, conducted at the Family Health Bureau, Colombo. September 1999 - Facilitator
  2. Workshop on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Senior Managers. Department of Geography, University of Colombo, October 1998 - Participant.
  3. International Conference on "Vivax Malaria Research: 2002 and beyond" Bangkok, Thailand. April 2002 - Participant.
  4. Third MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, Arusha, Tanzania November 2002 - Participant
  5. XXII International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG) meeting, Lima, Peru November 2004 - participant
  6. Conference on Fortification of Processed Foods: The way to Healthier Diet. Colombo 2004- Participant
  7. Conference on healthy childhood for healthy adulthood: The role of Nutrition. Hyderabad, India. December 15, 2006 - Participant
  8. The Dietetic/Clinical Nutrition Education (Level I)- Organized by The Indian Institute of
  9. Nutritional Sciences (IINS) and the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka (NSSL), 24th and 25th March 2007, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Participant
  10. Symposium on Understanding and Influencing Consumer Food Behaviors for Health- Organized by International Life Science Institute (ILSI) July 18-20, 2007, Singapore. Participant
  11. 2nd International Conference on East West Perspectives on Functional Foods; Science Innovations and Claims, Nov 5-7, 2007, Crown Plaza, Mutiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participant
  12. Symposium on diet, nutrition and immunity, Organized by International Life Science Institute (ILSI) April 16-17, 2008, Singapore. Participant
  13. International workshop on Capacity and Leadership Development in Nutritional Sciences. Organized by International Union of Nutrition Sciences and the Korean Nutrition Society, September 4-6, 2008, Hoam Convention Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Participant
  14. Regional consultation on social determinants, Organized by the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition and World Health Organization Feb 18-20, 2009 Cinnamon grand hotel Colombo. Speaker (Title of the paper A geospatial approach to address health inequalities)
  15. Workshop on geospatial targeted interventions to control malnutrition; Organized by the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition and World Health Organization March 24, 2009 Nagarodaya Center Colombo. Speaker (Title of the paper- A geospatial approach to address the issues of malnutrition)
  16. Symposium on Food safety, 122nd Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association Volume 54, Supp 1, March 2009- Speaker (Title of the paper-Food Safety; Industry Perspective)
  17. IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis and 10th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, May 5-8, 2010, Florence, Italy. - Participant
  18. 1st Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, 10-13, December 2010, Singapore- Participant
  19. Second Regional conference; Nutrition in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 4-6 March 2011, Le Maridian Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- Participant
  20. Conference on Food Safety, Science, Evidence and Regulations. May 20-21, 2011, Organized by International Life Sciences Institute India, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Technology and Research-Participant  
  21. Your Wellbeing Sessions, Collage of Community Physicians, 12th June 2011- Speaker (Title of the paper- What GPs should know about nutraceuticals)
  22. XI Asian Congress of Nutrition 2011, 13th -16th July 2011, Singapore- Participant
  23. 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, 5-9, December 2011, Miami, Florida-Participant
  24. Awareness Seminar on New Food Regulations and the Sri Lanka Standards, Organized by the Import Section of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in association of the Ministry of Health and Sri Lanka Standard Institute. 27th Jan 2012. Speaker (Title of the paper-Food Regulations; Industry Perspectives)
  25. Mini Symposium on Emerging Burden of Chronic Diseases; Role and Challengers of the Food Industry. Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, Annual Academic Sessions 28-29 January 2012. Speaker (Title of the paper- Emerging Burden of Chronic Diseases and Food Regulations)
  26. Toastmasters International Convention 2016 - Washington D.C. Participant
  27. Commonwealth Medical Association.24th Triennial Conference 2016. 14-16 October 2016. Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Participant
  28. iPurse, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2016, 4th and 5th November 2016. Keynote Speaker, Linking agriculture, nutrition and health; role of dietary transition. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  29. Social Accountability in Health in the South Asia Region, COPASAH South Asia Exchange and Strengthening Meet, December 4-6, 2016. Hotel Manalsu, 230 Hotel Marg, Lazimpat Nepal (Kathmandu). Speaker
  30. International Forum on Strengthening Food Safety Standards, Organized by Asian Productivity Organization, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific and Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.  5 - 8 of March, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Resource Person

 

 

DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED

  • Distinction in Biochemistry at the part I examination of B.Sc. degree programme in 1998
  • Distinction in Pathology at the part II examination of B.Sc. degree programme in 1998
  • Awarded of the UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) Research Training Grant (USD 10, 000) in 2001.
  •  Awarded of the 3rd place in the category of Postgraduate Poster Presentation for the presentation on "the association between nutritional status and Plasmodium vivax infection in childhood" at the Faculty Session, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in 2002
  •  Awarded of the Geo-spatial Professional Award-2005 for the best technical paper at the Second National Symposium on Geo-informatics for the paper presented on "Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an option to optimize Nutrition Surveillance System, Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya in 2005.
  • Recipient of the International training workshop on Capacity and Leadership Development in Nutritional Sciences 2008 Korea.
  • Presidential award for Scientific Publication 2014
  • Competent Communicator and Competent Leader - awarded by the Toastmasters International USA, 2016
  • Special prize - Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomacy and World Affairs - 2017