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Health Promotion and Disease prevention - Geriatrics in Family Medicine

Book Chapters
Haniffa R.
A Guide to Family Medicine. Editor – Prof A L P de S Seneviratne, ISBN: 978-955-98963-1-9
Publication year: 2022

Health and Diplomacy

Publications
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Sri Lankan Family Physician, 2017, October;Vol 33 (1)
Publication year: 2022

Frugal Innovations for Primary Healthcare -Medical devices and innovations from Sri Lanka

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Colombo Medical Congress 2020 (150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Colombo Medical Faculty) 12-15th February 2020.Colombo Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2020

Department of Family Medicine

Book Chapters
Haniffa R.
The Colombo Medical School at 150 years – Celebrating our heritage 1870-2020, Galappatthy P, Corea E, Fernando D and Liyanage CK, Published by Colombo Medical Faculty Publishers (2020), ISBN: 978-955-3981-19-6
Publication year: 2020

The Global Syndemic- What is it? And Why You Should Know About it?

Publications
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Independent Medical Practitioners Association Journal (IMPA Journal). 2019. December;Vol 13(1) pg 57-61.
Publication year: 2019

Stories from the field. Primary Healthcare in Sri Lanka: On the road to UHC

Publications
Dr. Ruvaiz Haniffa
World Health Organization
Publication year: 2019

Medical check-ups for older people

Book Chapters
Haniffa R.
Aid for Healthy Ageing – Training Manual for Community Empowerment, Dr Padma Gunaratne, Dr Niluka Gunathilake et al, Published by the Sri Lanka Geriatric Association (2019), ISBN: 978-955-7159-01-0
Publication year: 2019

Skills for Communication

Book Chapters
Ruvaiz Haniffa
A Primer for Communication with Patients. Editors – Prof R M Mudiyanse and Dr B J C Perera, Published by the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Medical Association (2018), ISBN: 978-955-3666-36-9
Publication year: 2018

Reorganizing Primary care member of the Committee which drafted and wrote the chapter

Book Chapters
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Reorganizing Primary Health Care in Sri Lanka – Preserving our progress, preparing our future, Published by the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine 2018, ISBN: 978-955-3666-10-9
Publication year: 2018

HEALTH. Member of the core writing team

Book Chapters
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Sustainable Sri Lanka-Vision and Strategic Path, Published by the Presidential Expert Committee and Department of Government Information, 2018
Publication year: 2018

General Practice/Family Medicine

Book Chapters
Haniffa R.
History of Medicine in Sri Lanka (1948 to 2017). Editors –Abeywickrama I, Abweykoon P, Karalliedde K and Veerasingham P, Published by Sri Lanka Medical Association (2018), ISBN: 978-955-9386-43-8
Publication year: 2018

Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine.

Publications
Odyssey Outcomes Committee and Investigators
NEJM.org
Publication year: 2018

Primary healthcare policy implementation in South Asia

Publications
Chris van Weel, Ryuki Kassai, Waris Qidwai, Raman Kumar, Kanu Bala, Pramendra Prasad Gupta, Ruvaiz Haniffa, Neelamani Rajapaksa Hewageegana, Thusara Ranasinghe, Michael Kidd, Amanda Howe
BMJ Global Health 2016;1:e000057.dot:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000057
Publication year: 2016

Primary healthcare policy implementation in South Asia

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Chris van Weel, Ryuki Kassai, Waris Qidwai, Raman Kumar, Kanu Bala, Pramendra Prasad Gupta, Ruvaiz Haniffa, Neelamani Rajapaksa Hewageegana, Thusara Ranasinghe, Michael Kidd, Amanda Howe
WONCA South Asia Regional Conference.11-14th March 2016.Colombo, Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2016

Patient safety: attitudes and knowledge among medical students

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
de Silva REE, Fernando PCS, Weliange AASHD, Gunathilake KDKG, de Silva WDD and Haniffa MR.
WONCA South Asia Regional Conference.11-14th March 2016.Colombo, Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2016

The effect of the weight of school bags on the trapezius muscle of female school children between 11 - 16 years in Colombo, Sri Lanka: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Publications
Marie Queen Tanya Wijesinghe, Risni Erandie Ediriweera de Silva, Dulani Lakmali Samaranayake, Muhammad Ruvaiz Haniffa
BMC Musculosketal Disorders. September 2015
Publication year: 2015

Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of digital vaginal examination (DVE) and associations of hesitation in consenting for DVE in gynaecology patients

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - Local/Regional
Rabel MKG, Punchihewa PG, Rajapaksha RPTM, Haniffa R.
48th Annual Scientific Congress 2015 of the Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist
Publication year: 2015

Comparison of abdominal muscle strength between university students who have active lifestyle and university students who have sedentary lifestyles

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Sonnadara UI, Haniffa R.
128th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 6-8th July 2015
Publication year: 2015

Profile of elderly at an urban family practice

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - Local/Regional
Haniffa R.
Inaugural Academic Sessions, Sri Lanka Association of Geriatric Medicine. 13th November 2014, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute
Publication year: 2014

Nutrition ion the elderly

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - Local/Regional
R Haniffa
2nd Academic Sessions, North Colombo Medical College Alumni Association. Friday 19th December 2014. College of Surgeon Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2014

Knowledge, attitudes and common myths towards epilepsy among in-ward patients in National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - Local/Regional
Sivasuganthan K, Somaweera ACS, Sumanatissa RPJ, Haniffa MR.
In: Proceedings of the Annual Academic Sessions of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Sri Lanka. July 2013.
Publication year: 2013

Health seeking behaviour and myths among adults with fever, seeking medical care at the Outpatients Department, National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Silva GAN, Haniffa R, Silva JCI and Silva LTK.
125th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2012
Publication year: 2012

Health seeking behaviour and myths among adults with fever, seeking medical care at the Out Patients Department, National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Publications
Silva GAN, Haniffa R, Silva JCI and Silva LTK.
Ceylon Medical Journal, 2012, June;57(1): 76
Publication year: 2012

Diagnosis and Prognosis

Book Chapters
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Synopsis of guidelines on sharing significant information in healthcare settings, Sri Lanka Medical Association (2012)
Publication year: 2012

An audit of elderly patients presenting to a primary care medical centre in urban Sri Lanka

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Haniffa R.
125th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association 2012
Publication year: 2012

Care of the elderly in general practice

Book Chapters
Ruvaiz Haniffa
Medicine in the Elderly Vol. 1 Editor/s – Prof Colvin Goonaratna and Dr Achala Balasuriya, ISBN: 978-955-53646-0-7 (2011)
Publication year: 2011

Calcium intake and source of dietary calcium – A study among young female medical school entrants

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - Local/Regional
Ediriweera de Silva, Haniffa MR, Gunathillaka KDK, Athukorala I, Fernando Perera WLSP.
Proceedings of the Scientific Sessions of the Nutritional Society of Sri Lanka; 2011 January Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2011

A study on practices in preventing Osteoporosis among female medical school entrants in Sri Lanka.

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
Ediriweera de Silva, Haniffa MR, Gunathillaka KDK, Athukorala I, Fernando Perera WLSP
18th World Organization of Family Doctors – Asia Pacific Conference; 2011 February 20-24th; Cebu City, Philippines
Publication year: 2011

Online CME programme in cardiovascular health for General Practitioners in Sri Lanka

Presentations - ConferencesPresentations@conferences - National/International
De Silva N, Constantine GR, Haniffa MR.
WONCA Conference, Cancun, Mexico June 2010
Publication year: 2010