About

Establishment of a Stakeholder Consultation Group (SCG)

Funding and Acknowledgement

This research is funded by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), UK.

Our Team

Directory of investigators and research team of University of Jaffna

Project Lead

Prof. R. Surenthirakumaran

Primary Investigators

Dr.(Mrs).D. Sangarathas

Dr.P.A.D.Coonghe 

Prof. Shivany Shanmugathas

Dr. Fathima Fazla Ahamed Fayaz

Prof. S. Kumaran

Dr. U. Mayorathan

Research Fellows

Miss. R.Ezhilvathana

B.Sc. (Hons) in Biomedical Science
University of Peradeniya

Administration

Mr.P.Pirasanth

Centre Manager,

Centre for Digital Epidemiology

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Jaffna

Miss.V.Keerthana

BBA (Hons) in Human Resource Management

University of Peradeniya

Events

Stakeholder Meetings

First Local Stakeholder Meeting

The First National Stakeholder Meeting of the NIHR Global Health Research Project on Violence Against Women and Girls was held on 25 September 2025 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna. The meeting engaged key stakeholders to discuss the establishment of survivor panels and to gather inputs to guide a survivor-centred and ethical project approach.

First National Stakeholder Meeting

The Second National Stakeholder Meeting of the Global NIHR Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Project was held on 15 December 2025 at Hotel Renuka, Colombo. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from academia, civil society, and service sectors to reflect on progress and to provide strategic and ethical inputs to strengthen survivor-centred approaches, particularly in relation to the establishment of Survivor Panels and sensitization of stakeholders. The discussions offered valuable guidance that will inform the next phase of project implementation.

Annual Meeting

Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) Meeting