Dimuth Ponweera

Strong,Energetic,Motivated Professional with solid experience in leadership roles. I focused on team and morale-building skills to enhance employee engagement and performance improvements to provide quality healthcare services to patients. I overcame most of the professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills, excellent customer relations aptitude, and relationship-building skills have astrong willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet organizational goals.

• Transformation of Voice of America facility in Iranawila, Chilaw, Sri Lanka into a COVID-19 Treatment Center, 2020, Transformed an abandoned Voice of America building complex in Iranawila, Chilaw, Sri Lanka, into a state-of-the-art COVID-19 isolation and treatment facility. Executed within a two-week period (March 23, 2020, to April 10, 2020), overcoming limited financial and physical resources. Ensured maximum safety for healthcare staff, adhering to international infection disease management principles through administrative and environmental controls.
• Establishment of 24 bedded health care facility at the national hospital for respiratory diseases (NHRD) of Sri Lanka for COVID-19 infected patients with active tuberculosis., 2021, Pioneered the establishment of a dedicated ward at the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases (NHRD) for COVID-19 infected patients with Tuberculosis. Addressed the unique challenge of co-infection, providing the only health facility in Sri Lanka for such cases.
• Establishment of a Fully Functional Dedicated Obstetric Operating Theatre at Base Hospital, Marawila, 2017, Established a dedicated Obstetric operating theatre at Base Hospital, Marawila, enhancing productivity with limited resources. Received support from well-wishers and Medical Aid to Sri Lanka - UK.

• Assessment of knowledge on use of personal protective equipment among health staff engaged in COVID-19 management in selected healthcare institutions, Dharmagunawardene PVDS, Wedamulla A, Wijesuriya N, Gobith R, Siriwardena SMADK, Ponweera D, Bowman P, Hinchcliff R, 2023
• Sars-cov-2 and Tuberculosis co-infection: Audit on patient experience on treatment services at the National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases-Welisara, Sri Lanka, Kasunee Chamila Kalubowila, D.L. Wanigarathne, P.A.D.D.S. Ponweera, G.K.P. Darshana and S.S.A.B.M.S.K. Attanayake, 2022
• Establishment of health care facility at the national hospital for respiratory diseases (NHRD) of Sri Lanka for COVID- 19 infected patients with active tuberculosis., Wanigarathne DL, Ponweera D, Darshana GKP, Sukunan G, Prathibha H K S, 2022
• Customer Satisfaction among Nursing Officers: Experience of Service Recipients at a District Health Office in Sri Lanka, Rajakaruna, I.M.S.M, Bandara T.W.M.A.J, Ponweera, P.A.D.D.S, Dharmagunawardane, D, Arnold, S.M., 2022
• Establishment of healthcare facility at Iranawila, Puttlam for COVID-19 patients, First ever conversion of non-health facility to an infectious disease hospital in Sri Lanka., Dharmaratne G.S.K., Mallawarachchi S.M.N.S.M.2, Ponweera D.3, Fernando R.M.S.D.4, 2021
• Patient perception on responsiveness of base hospital, Nikaweratiya, Attanayake, S. S. A. B. M. S., and P. A. D. D. S. Ponweera, 2017
• Factors affecting job satisfaction among grade medical officers in secondary care hospitals in Puttalam district, Ponweera, P. A. D. D. S., 2012

• Age: 47
• Citizenship: Sri Lankan
• Date of Birth: 04/16/77
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

• Dr.D.L.Wanigarathne, Director, National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisara, Sri Lanka, nhrdpu22@gmail.com, +94 718026050
• Professor Nalin Abeysekara, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, nabey@au.ac.lk, www.nalinabeysekera.com, +94 773028690, +94112881293