Municipal Council Collaboration for Twin Registry Expansion The Institute for Research & Development in Health & Social Care (IRD) met with Public Health Midwifes from the Colombo Municipal Council. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the Colombo Municipal Council. Its aim was to utilized the network work available to Public Health Midwifes in order…
New International Research Partnership to Develop Large Twin Registry The Medical Research Council (MRC) has funded a £200,000 research partnership which will establish a register of infant, child, and adolescent twins in Sri Lanka. The register will create a foundation for future research into mental illness within low and middle-income countries. Continue reading this article…
Patient & Public, Involvement through MERC Programmes Multiples Engaging in Research through Culture (MERC) programme, was fielded to encourage public involvement & engagement in research. Stage 1 A cultural festival amongst twins was held at the NCEF Buddhist School, Angoda on 15th December 2009, under the theme “Art for Scientific Research”. Competitions included dancing, singing,…