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IntroductionStigma is defined as a negative attitude based on a distinguishing characteristic such as a health condition and could lead to discriminatory behaviour towards those who are being stigmatised (1). Mental illnesses, certain neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy), obesity, disabilities,

was an exemplary leader exhibiting the art of true collaboration and integration through the projects she was involved in. She was a pioneering researcher in nutrition surveys conducted among vulnerable populations in Sri Lanka, which had assisted in quantifying the magnitude of the issue to take necessary policy decisions and targeted interventions (1-2). She has provided sound evidence for necessary action to prevent the wide spectrum of malnutrition and low birth weight in estate populations and overweight/obesity and determinants among urban people. She has trained and mentored the second and third generations of consultant community physicians and researchers in the field of nutrition who would continue to cascade the changes she desired to see among vulnerable populations in Sri Lanka.

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