Three of our team members affiliated to the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka; Prof. Champika Bodinayake , Prof. A. De S. Nagahawatte and Dr. Ruvini Kurukulasooriya were awarded with the President’s awards for the manuscript titled “Use of algorithms and rapid influenza testing to manage influenza–like illness: a cost-effectiveness analysis in Sri Lanka”. This was published by the BMJ Global Health in the year 2019. The authors for this publication were Prof. L. Gayani Tillekeratne, Prof. C. K. Bodinayake, Prof. A. De S. Nagahawatte, Dr. M.R.P. Kurukulasooriya, Prof. L. A. Orlando, Mr. R. A. Simmons, Prof. L. P. Park, Prof. C. W. Woods, and Prof. S. D. Reeds.