Doctors to launch 24-hour strike tomorrow

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Private and public medical officers will launch a 24 hour work stoppage from 8 am tomorrow urging the authorities to resolve ten issues which impact health professionals and the general public.

The GMOA last week called for a work stoppage over ten trade union demands including the revision of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore and reduction of high taxation upon medical officers and private hospitals.

Tomorrow’s strike will be launched in all districts, teaching and general hospitals except at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Apeksha Hospital Maharagama, De Soysa Maternity Hospital and National Blood and in the peripheral hospital units.

GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said although the demands were explained to President Maithripala Sirisena and the health authorities during the last two months, their issues were not addressed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Naveen de Zoysa responding to a statement made by Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment Harin Fernando, invited him to join with the medical officers’ strike stating that struggle was not for GMOA’s benefit but for the betterment of the patients.

However, the GMOA said that it will call-off their strike at any moment if President Sirisena intervenes and gives them a written assurance to resolve their issues. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

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sigiriya Thursday, 02 August 2018 08:42 PM

These cannot be Doctors. They are going against all norms of this noble occupation. President please do not listen to them

Don Thursday, 02 August 2018 09:32 PM

Sri Lankan doctors were taught and trained only to do strikes at Medical Colleges not medicine. Shame !!

Kumar Thursday, 02 August 2018 09:58 PM

I hope these doctors were kind enough to put signs outside in a language appropriate to the area of the country saying" If you are sick or dying please don't come to the hospital. If you are poor and don't have money to pay a private establishment too bad, suffer for another day or die some where else. Even though most of us didn't come from rich families we need the money to stay rich and get our children to elite schools and we need to hold you guys for ransom". Thank you.

Sincere Thursday, 02 August 2018 10:16 PM

Now it seems the dog's work is going to be performed by the donkey! With due respect to all the parties I thought of saying it in queen's language, instead of Sinhala.

Political doctors. Friday, 03 August 2018 05:31 PM

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