Mrs. Vithushany Sureskumar

Mrs. Vithushany Sureskumar

M.Sc. (Health Management), Dip. in MLT
Staff Technical Officer
vithusha@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Positions
Qualifications
Publications

Current positions:

  • Staff Technical Officer, Grade I since 2023
  • Executive Committee Member, Welfare Society of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna since 2025
  • Member, Implementation Committee, This Is Public Health (TIPH) Global Grant Project since 2025
  • Organizing Committee Member, Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) of the Faculty of Medicine since 2018

 

Previous positions:

  • Member, Scientific Committee of Research Conference of Faculty of Medicine (RCFMJ) – (2024)
  • Logistics Manager, Jaffna Healthy City Coordinating Committee – World Health Organization Project – (2021 – 2022)
  • Secretary, Subgroup of Innovation and Healthy Practices (Criteria 8) for Programme Review of the MBBS Course – 2019
  • Staff Technical Officer Grade II – (2018 – 2023)
  • Committee Member for the 40th Anniversary Committee of the Faculty of Medicine – (2018)
  • Project Officer, Global Health Research on Atrial Fibrillation Management project -National Institute for Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK – (2018 – 2021)
  • Technical Officer Grade I – (2014 – 2018)
  • Technical Officer Grade II – (2004 – 2014)

 

Membership:

  • Life member, Jaffna Science Association since 2020
  • Member, Sri Lanka Universities’ Technical Officers’ Union since 2005

Qualifications:

  • MSc in Health Management, University of Jaffna (2025)
  • Diploma in MLT, University of Jaffna (2004)

 

Professional licenses:

  • Sri Lanka Medical Council Registered MLT since 2008

 

Short courses :

  • Certificate in English for Professional Training (2025)
    Staff Development Centre (SDC), University of Jaffna
  • Certificate Course in Quantitative Data Analysis (2023)
    University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • Certificate Course in Research Methodology and Scientific Writing (2022)
    University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • Certificate Course in Human Resource Management (2021)
    Metropolitan Campus, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (KDU)

Communications:

  • S.Mathusha, S.Vithushany and T.K.Hirimuthugodage (2026).Analysis of Food Consumption Patterns and School Food Environment of Adolescents in the Echilampattu Educational Zone, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka: pp101.

  • Vithushany Sureskumar (2025). How Screen Time Steals Your Sleep. SLUTOU News Bulletin – The Official Journal of Sri Lanka Universities’ Technical Officers’ Union- Vol. No 18 – October 2025: pp 38

  • Sureskumar V, Kumar R, Kumaran S, Sasrubi S (2023). Fasting blood sugar levels, fasting practices and associated factors among Hindu patients with diabetes mellitus at a primary care centre in Jaffna. Proceedings of the International Research Symposium of the Faculty of Allied Health Science, University of Ruhuna (iRUFARS 2023): pp116.

  • Shanmuganathan, R.P.Saseenthan, V.Sureskumar, S.Kumaran (2023).Effectiveness of multidisciplinary approach availability at primary care level for weight reduction – Case study. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka: pp59.

  • V.Sureskumar, S.Kumaran, R.Kumar and R.P.Saseenthan (2020). Health Promotion in University Field Project Area. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Sessions of the Jaffna Science Association. 27(1): pp 34.

 

Book:

  • S.Kumaran, Miss.Y Shanmuganathan, Mrs.R.P.Saseenthan, Mrs.V.Sureskumar and Dr.P.A.D.Coonghe (2023). Community Oriented Primary care Jaffna- A model primary care in Sri-Lanka -The story from 2017-2022, Department of Community and Family Medicine University of Jaffna.  Sri Lanka -ISBN 978-624-98709-2-5.

 

Thesis publication:

  • Vithushany S (2025). Out-of-pocket expenses on outpatient care, economic challenges, and the perceived impact on diabetic care during the economic crisis in Sri Lanka: A single-centre mixed-methods study. Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna.