Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- When I started my career in Paediatrics nearly 25 years ago as a Trainee at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, I learned gradually, one by one, the great professionals who developed the field of Paediatrics in this country. Some of them are fortunately still around providing their expertise, supervision and services to help maintain and improve the field. One name stood out above all; that of Professor C. C. de Silva.
Professor Percival Cholmondeley Chalmers de Silva (1904-1987), affectionately known as Professor C. C. de Silva, stands as a monumental figure in Sri Lanka's medical history
Professor Percival Cholmondeley Chalmers de Silva, affectionately known as Professor C. C. de Silva, stands as a monumenta...