Prof Rashan Haniffa

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Bio

Rashan co-leads the Wellcome UKRI/MRC Collaboration for Research, Implementation and Training in Asia and Africa (CCAA). This research consortium seeks to develop and implement near real-time digital healthcare registries, undertake population health surveillance and interventional research in LMICs. The research seeks to understand how clinical registries can be leveraged to provide real-time feedback for public health surveillance, critical care practice improvement and equitable participation in clinical trials. The overarching goal of the research is to empower a community of practice to solve healthcare problems. 

Rashan works clinically as a consultant in intensive care medicine at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital, Sri Lanka and at University College Hospitals London.