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The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday threatened to resort to major trade union action next week if the committee appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena to probe the SAITM issue does not give its final decision within one week.
GMOA Media Spokesman Dr. Samantha Ananda told a media briefing that the GMOA took this decision following an unanimous approval of its Central Committee.
He said they also decided to make a written complaint to the President against what they called the political-insanity of Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella and former higher education minister S. B. Dissanayake on this issue.
He said the GMOA would further strengthen the awareness and protest campaigns in the coming days and added that they were expecting a justifiable decision on the questioned-standards of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) in Malabe from the committee appointed by the President.
He said the Health Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry still hold the responsibility of the medical education’s standards and stressed that the SAITM was not an institute that has been accepted by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC).
Meanwhile, GMOA Assistant Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said the GMOA has discussed the issue on Wednesday with the committee appointed by the President.
“The committee has arrived to a decision to take alternative solutions to the issue. We hope that those alternative decisions will be in favor to protect the standards of the medical education in Sri Lanka,” he said. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)
Kadiya Friday, 10 March 2017 08:38 AM
Why don't these hypocrites of the Hippocratic oath stay away forever so new dedicated doctors can be appointed to care for the poor sick????
BV Friday, 10 March 2017 10:47 AM
Dr.Are you hopping to extend this to your private practice as well? If so it looks fine.
romesh Friday, 10 March 2017 10:58 AM
this is a good glaring example why now i feel it is a waste to pay tax to these morons can educate their tiny brain for free and then inconvenience everyone because of their narrow mindedness. it is now clear why most americans are against socialism. exhibit A above.
Dharma Friday, 10 March 2017 12:26 PM
Yes we must Abolish SAITM it is wrong only few must be elect to doctor others not deserve In real country doctor would be prime insisted and president they are he smart not Ranil
renu Friday, 10 March 2017 10:11 PM
Sack them and get qualified doctors from Abroad
renu Friday, 10 March 2017 10:14 PM
Do what the Keneya President is going to do Sack them and replace them with qualified doctors from abroad. We have had enough of these Jokers who are a threat to the poor paients
Yehiya Saturday, 11 March 2017 08:40 AM
They doing private practice even weight scale is not in order check the pregnant mother. they need standard for only education. Even wayamba faculty not in world standard.
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