polish and rewrite this: Good evening to all the Distinguished Invitees and our very own UCFM family who are here today for the
Inauguration of the Colombo Medical Congress 2022.
1) It is my privilege to deliver the vote of thanks at this very special occasion
2) Organizing a historic congress of this magnitude required the assistance, support and contributions of numerous people. The following persons have contributed immensely to make this a successful event. Our grateful thanks to you all.
3) Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, for gracing the occasion as our Chief Guest
4) Our Guest of Honour, Dr. Palitha Mahipala, Secretary of the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka
5) Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder and CEO of WSO2, as our Keynote speaker. We thank him for his presence and acceptance of our invitation.
6) Vidya Jyothi Senior Professor, Vajira H. W. Dissanayake, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo and Congress Co-Chair, for his leadership, guidance and support in organizing this event.
7). Prof. Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya, President of the Colombo Medical School Alumni Association (CoMSAA) and Conference Co-Chair, for his dedication and tireless support in ensuring the success of the Congress. We also thank the Executive Committee of CoMSAA and its members for their support and participation.
8) The Executive Committee of CoMSAA and the membership, for their unwavering support and
participation.
9) Sincere thanks to the resource persons of the plenaries and symposia, Chairpersons and coordinators
of the workshops, plenaries, symposia and oral & poster presentations, the reviewers of abstracts and the
10) Deputy Registrar Mr. HMWGPRA Bandara, Assistant Registrars Mr. Vajira Hettiarachchi, and Mrs.
Piyumi Haluwana, and the Senior Assistant Bursar Ms. Himani Rajapakshe for their steady support
towards all Congress activities.
13) All academic, non-academic, technical and administrative staff who were involved in multiple roles and responsibilities over many weeks, with special thanks to the IT and AV teams whos expertise enabled us to host this Congress as a hybrid event.
14) Appreciation also goes out to our Student Volunteers, Demonstrators and Research Assistants for
their ready and enthusiastic support to the organizing committees.
15) We thank the government and corporate sponsors and the organizations, institutions and Professional Associations who supported us in many ways. Thanks also go out to donors who sponsored prizes for the raffle draw and student events. 
16) We extend our sincere thanks to the resource persons of the plenaries and symposia for their valuable intellectual contributions to this event.
17) This Congress is the fruit of a group effort of the Organizing Committee of the Colombo Medical Congress 2023. Our appreciation goes to the Congress Co-Chairs Visdya Jyothi Prof.H.W. Vajira Dissanayake and Prof. Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya (President CoMSAA) for guidance and support, Prof. Pujitha Wickramasinghe the scientific committee chairperson for a rich scientific programme, the treasurer Dr. Vipula Batuduwaarachchi and assistant treasurer Dr. Thushan Gunaratne, The Editorial committee led by the co-Editors Prof. Kalum Wetthasinghe and Dr. Chiranthi Liyanage, IT and publicity committee led by Dr.Roshann Hewapathirana, Social events and refreshments by Dr. Nilanka Wickramasinghe, Audio Visual Prof. Dakshitha Wickramasinghe. A special thanks goes to Prof.Dilshani
Dissanayake, Director, CRDI for continuous support and guidance. We thank all the members of the organizing committee representing CoMSAA, Academic staff and Non academic staff whose team efforts gave life to this Congress
18) We were also blessed with the support of our families and friends and we extend our loving gratitude
to them.
19) Before I wrap up, our Sincere thanks goes to the presenters of oral and poster presentations for their
enthusiasm and all participants who joined the congress onsite and online. Without you, this congress
would not have been a success. Thank you so much and wish you a pleasant evening