The Department will

•  be responsible for teaching Paediatrics to undergraduate medical students and postgraduate training activities.
• have research interests of the department academics include Gastroenterology, Developmental Paediatrics, Neurology, Endocrinology, Neonatology, Intensive Care, Nutrition, Nephrology, and Speech and Language development.
•  also conduct specialised Child Development, Renal, Endocrine, and Obesity clinics at TH Badulla.
•  include an instructor in social work, research assistants, technical, administrative, and secretarial staff.
•  serve on numerous national and international committees dedicated to the progress of paediatrics and national health policies pertaining to child health.