Lalith Jayaweera
{{Short description|Sri Lankan military physician}}
{{Infobox military person
|honorific_prefix = Air Vice Marshal
|name=Lalith Jayaweera
|birth_place= Galle, Sri Lanka
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka
|rank=Air Vice Marshal
|serviceyears = 1994–present
|branch= 25px Sri Lanka Air Force
|commands=Director General Health Services
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|battles= Sri Lankan Civil War
|awards=Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Uttama Seva Padakkama
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Lalith Rukman Jayaweera, VSV, USP, is a Sri Lankan military physician, currently serving as the Director General Health Services of the Sri Lanka Air Force.{{cite web |title=Directorate of Health Services |url=https://airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=director_health_services_sri_lanka_air_force |publisher=Sri Lanka Air Force |accessdate=10 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=SLAF health workers receive COVID vaccine |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/01/29/slaf-health-workers-receive-covid-vaccine |newspaper=NewsFirst |date=29 January 2021 |access-date=10 December 2024}}
Early life and education
Jayaweera was born in Galle, Sri Lanka, and received his primary education at St. Aloysius' College and secondary education at Richmond College, Galle. He obtained his MBBS degree from the University of Ruhuna and later earned an MSc in Defence and Strategic Studies from the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. He also holds two Diplomas in Aviation medicine from India and USA
Career
Jayaweera joined the Sri Lanka Air Force on 3 April 1994 as a medical officer and has held several key positions throughout his career. These include serving as the Senior Staff Officer at the Directorate of Health Services, the Commanding Officer of SLAF Hospitals in Katunayake and Ratmalana, and as the Station Medical Officer at SLAF Stations in Colombo, Vavuniya, Chinabay, Palaly, and Hingurakgoda. He currently serves as the Director General Health Services, overseeing the medical services for SLAF personnel across the country.{{cite news |title=Air Force hands over Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Units to Karapitiya |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/09/01/air-force-hands-over-heated-humidified-oxygen-therapy-units-to-karapitiya |newspaper=NewsFirst |date=1 September 2021 |access-date=10 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=SLAF provides relief assistance to flood-affected people |url=https://adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=71146 |newspaper=Ada Derana |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=10 December 2024}}
He serves as a visiting lecturer at the Medical Faculty of the Kotelawala Defence University and is also a Civil Aviation Medical Examiner for the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.{{cite web |title=Aeromedical Centre |url=https://www.caa.lk/en/aeromedical-centre#medical-examinations-at-university-hospital-of-kdu |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka |access-date=10 December 2024}} He was also the President of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine in 2018{{cite news |title=Navy assists medical outreach clinic organized by Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine |url=https://www.news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/26505-navy-assists-medical-outreach-clinic-organized-by-sri-lanka-college-of-military-medicine |newspaper=News.lk |date=16 October 2018 |access-date=10 December 2024}}
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