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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ab828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ab828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the major cardiac arrhythmia which is one of the major risk factors for stroke and cardiac arrest. Highest numbers of deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases especially among the middle-aged men who are the main workforce of the country. Understanding the burden, risk factors and management issues and develop the effective monitoring and management pathways will help to reduce the morbidity and the mortality.\n<br><br>\nSri Lanka, a country that sustained decades of conflict and is rapidly rebuilding its health systems has an unmet need to improve awareness and detection of AF and integrate management approaches for AF. Estimating the prevalence of AF in the Northern Province could be the first step to calculate the AF disease related burden in Sri Lanka.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-994877a\" data-id=\"994877a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3c4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b3c4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a9dcd elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a7a199\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-127318c\" data-id=\"127318c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f1eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99f1eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Opportunities for Cohort Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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residents to gather participant data, including demographics, socioeconomic profiles, health histories, and AF symptoms. Validated questionnaires assessed modifiable lifestyle risk factors, laboratorial-based evaluations, including physical measurements and bio sample collections for clinical parameters and novel cardiovascular biomarkers. A dedicated helpline provided ongoing support and guidance to participants and their families. This comprehensive approach promises valuable insights into the health and well-being of the Northern Province&#8217;s residents, helping inform future healthcare initiatives and interventions in the region.<\/p>\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/p>\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/p>\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/p>\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/p>\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw><\/p>\n<gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/gwmw>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf64de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf64de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AF-PIONEERS-2023.png 583w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AF-PIONEERS-2023-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54983694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54983694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">National award for Faculty of Medicine, University\nof Jaffna (FOM, UOJ) as a centre of excellence for innovative ways to improve\ncare for people living with AF at the Palace of Westminster, London, UK<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c8a1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"12c8a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd67528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd67528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">The AF Association Healthcare Pioneers Report: Showcasing Best Practice in AF 2023, published during World Heart Rhythm Week (May 5\u201311, 2023), outlines examples of how healthcare professionals have found innovative ways to improve care and quality of life for people with or at risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, has been recognized globally at the Palace of Westminster, London, UK, as a Centre of Excellence for a common yet difficult-to-manage heart rhythm condition. NIHR Global Health Research on AF management team have received this prestigious award in recognition of their pioneering work for Stepping Stone to strengthen and streamline the management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The AF Association\u2019s long-standing &#8220;DETECT, PROTECT, CORRECT, PERFECT&#8221; campaign calls for healthcare professionals to DETECT AF with a simple pulse check, PROTECT against AF-related stroke with anticoagulation therapy, and CORRECT the irregular rhythm with access to appropriate treatments\u2014and, thus, PERFECT the patient care pathway.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255d6b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"255d6b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"100\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"100\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">100%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f8625b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f8625b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f5cc1\" data-id=\"70f5cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bf31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0bf31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SEVICES_1-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ca19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45ca19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-1536x391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-1536x391.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-1024x261.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-768x196.jpg 768w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/newsdatacollection-2048x521.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590a7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"590a7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">A significant milestone reached in community based household survey<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2ec7a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce2ec7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaec3cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaec3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data collection to identify the prevalence and associated risk factors (theme I) was formally initiated on 25<sup>th<\/sup> June 2020 and is now successfully going on for over 7 months. Thus the Sri Lankan AF Data Collection team has completed 8<strong>0\u00a0percentage<\/strong> of the data collection and has reached a milestone. We are happy to say that most of the households in Northern Province are welcoming this study and giving their full support. The data collection is expected to finish by September 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a59cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"9a59cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"100\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"100\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">100%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c216ed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c216ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-103753d\" data-id=\"103753d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87da14a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87da14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485237b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"485237b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>|<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02f0af elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02f0af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#\">All Events<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c1cd17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c1cd17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-238f5cb\" data-id=\"238f5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb13d52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb13d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d0123\" data-id=\"01d0123\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b76bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b76bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-1536x1152.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maritimepattu-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-386c104\" data-id=\"386c104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28058c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28058c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Oddusuddan, Marithmepattu, Thunukkai, Manthai East  Divisional Secretariat(DS) division<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c13c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c13c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Oddusuddan, Marithmepattu, Thunukkai, Manthai East<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">\u00a0DS divisions were held at the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oddusuddan, Marithmepattu, Thunukkai, Manthai East<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">\u00a0DS offices. All Grama Niladhari(GN), divisional secretary of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oddusuddan, Marithmepattu, Thunukkai, Manthai East<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0divisions participated in the meeting. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">The project manager, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">logistics and finance coordinator<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">joined the meeting and explained about AF project and got their support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa7cbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"efa7cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a3776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a3776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">05 April 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f70900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f70900\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b264ae\" data-id=\"0b264ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c8654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25c8654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/meeting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/meeting.jpg 612w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/meeting-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-082e7e4\" data-id=\"082e7e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b36c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b36c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Vavuniya, Vavuniya North  Divisional Secretariat(DS) division<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67e0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67e0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Vavuniya, Vavuniya North<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">\u00a0DS divisions were held at the Vavuniya, Vavuniya North DS offices. All Grama Niladhari(GN), divisional secretary of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vavuniya, Vavuniya North<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0divisions participated in the meeting. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">The project manager, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">logistics and finance coordinator<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">joined the meeting and explained about AF project and got their support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3253c1b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3253c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d010b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d010b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22 March 2021&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-832f5ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"832f5ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30a5628\" data-id=\"30a5628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a84bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54a84bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poonakari_meeting.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poonakari_meeting.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poonakari_meeting-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poonakari_meeting-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/poonakari_meeting-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2ee29\" data-id=\"2c2ee29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae71b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dae71b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Poonakary, Palai  Divisional Secretariat(DS) division<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112af7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112af7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Poonakary, Palai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\"> DS divisions were held at the Poonakary, Palai DS offices. All Grama Niladhari(GN), divisional secretary of the Poonakary, Palai<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\"> divisions participated in the meeting. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">The project manager, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">logistics and finance coordinator, quality coordinators &amp; Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) team<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">joined the meeting and explained about AF project and got their support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5676e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf5676e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56795ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56795ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08 March 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-054bdf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"054bdf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23bf3b5\" data-id=\"23bf3b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246aa80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"246aa80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-1536x1152.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maruthankerni-ds-meeting-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07506e0\" data-id=\"07506e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bd9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8bd9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Maruthankerni  Divisional Secretariat(DS) division<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3878d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3878d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-data collection stakeholder meeting for Maruthankerni<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0DS division was held at the Maruthankerni DS office. All Grama Niladhari(GN), divisional secretary of the Maruthankerni<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0division participated in the meeting. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0project manager &amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 );\">logistics and finance coordinator<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3e59647 ); font-weight: 400;\">joined the meeting and explained about AF project and got their support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e921f43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e921f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe8e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe8e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 February 2021&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-01bbd07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01bbd07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34c8bd\" data-id=\"e34c8bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2059d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2059d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-1536x709.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CEI-activity-at-primary-care-unit-Kondavil-2048x945.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca1f201\" data-id=\"ca1f201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b5238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28b5238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AF team conducted a \u2018Shramadana\u2019 campaign<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f8984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f8984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AF team conducted a &#8216;Shramadana&#8217; event in Kondavil, Kokuvil &amp; Nallur primary medical care units. In this program our team helped them to keep their environment plastic free and clean. We encouraged them to use the orgamic matter to compost and develop a small model organic vegetable garden.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971426f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"971426f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d69887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d69887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27 January 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-322f2822 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"322f2822\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24eb34cc\" data-id=\"24eb34cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f87bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f87bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gallery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a07847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19a07847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0003.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0003-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9379c5\" data-id=\"3a9379c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e45b272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e45b272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0009.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-1262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20200716-WA0009-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e18e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e18e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32322b73\" data-id=\"32322b73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bccb58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bccb58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-10-at-9.15.50-AM-1.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-10-at-9.15.50-AM-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-10-at-9.15.50-AM-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-10-at-9.15.50-AM-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/global-af-reach.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-10-at-9.15.50-AM-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-004c324 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"004c324\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac680a2\" data-id=\"ac680a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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us\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ac2722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ac2722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Department of Community &amp; Family Medicine,<br>\nFaculty of Medicine,<br>\nUniversity of Jaffna,<br>\nSri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7f08b9\" data-id=\"5a7f08b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616c0d33 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"616c0d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCall us\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b3867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"> 0094 212218178<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3663e150\" data-id=\"3663e150\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5578e5 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1f5578e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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