The good news in the New Year comes with the setting up of the South Asian Minimal Access Gynaecology & Endometriosis (SAMAGE) Centre at the Kalubowila Hospital within the Professorial Unit on Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Sri Jayewardenepura University. Tomorrow, amidst a distinguished gathering, the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) will formally bestow the SAMAGE Centre with provisional accreditation. All this and more are being performed at the Kalubowila Hospital, as the team guided by Dr. Silva has acquired strong laparoscopic skills. So far, the one-and-only such centre with provisional accreditation for Southeast Asia is the SAMAGE Centre at the Kalubowila Hospital. In the long-term, to establish a centre of excellence per district in the country with the ‘mother’ centre at the Kalubowila Hospital.

Source: Sunday Times January 13, 2018 19:30 UTC