GMOA wants WHO to clarify reason for giving Rs.1.5 for Rajitha’s event

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The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) had decided to lodge a complaint with the Sri Lanka Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) asking it to clarify on what grounds the WHO had spent over Rs. 1.5 million for the felicitation ceremony organized when Health Minister Rajith Senaratne was awarded with the “Suwapathi Kirula” title, GMOA Assistant Secretary Dr. Naveen de Soyza told Daily Mirror.

He said they would write to the WHO Representative in Colombo asking him to make a clarification on the matter.

“We would request them to give us an appointment to discuss the issue in relevance to the WHO spending for the Suwapathi Kirula ceremony. “If we don't get a positive response from the WHO Representative, we would not hesitate to complain to the WHO head office,” Dr. de Soyza added.

The Health Ministry informed Parliament that a sum of Rs. 6.7 million had been spent for the felicitation ceremony which was conducted in the Nelum Pokuna Theatre on July 31, 2018 when Minister Senaratne was awarded with the “Suwapathi Kirula” title.

Meanwhile, GMOA Secretary Haritha Aluthge said the loss caused by Minister Senaratne to the Health field of the country was massive to the extent that it could not be estimated. However, he said the financial losses created by various frauds by the Minister was nearly Rs. 20 billion.

“This loss surpasses the loss caused by Central Bank bond scam,” he said.

“The tactics of the Minister Senaratne can’t be condoned. Hence, we are of the opinion that Minister Senaratne should be dealt with seriously and the Government should remove him from office as the Health Minister with immediate effect, Dr. Aluthge said.

“If the Government won’t attend to it, we will assemble people against Minister Senaratne and prove his culpability in front of the Court of the People,” Dr. Aluthge added. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

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Comments - 9

Dulan de Silva Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:27 AM

why not deal with matters that concern the public like specialist doctors doing private work openly during official hours?

Sumal Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:47 AM

The GMOA has a grudge against the minister.

Bandu Wanigasekera Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:48 AM

Instead of your private vendetta against Rajitha for his good work like implementiong Bibile Report and reducing medicine and heart appliance prices, why not improve your professional conduct by really serving the public.

Benjamin Wednesday, 19 June 2019 10:47 AM

Respite after Easter attack by the GMOA ruffians is apparently over. When is the next strike?

Dr. Ruwan Perera Wednesday, 19 June 2019 11:15 AM

Your mafia trade union keep a blind eye on Doctors attendance, claiming bogus OT more than entitlement, work in private hospitals during duty hours (by paying fellow doctors a tip for covering up) consultants report by 11 am or after for duty till then work in private, charging Rs.1500 for just a ten minutes of consultancy and not paying any tax etc. etc. Why take a personal revenge on the minister when there are 1000s of problems in-house. Try to keep it in order.

BUSHEL Wednesday, 19 June 2019 06:48 PM

Because minister is a corrupted cunnig power hungry idiot. He should be taught lesson

Lord Wolfstein Wednesday, 19 June 2019 11:17 AM

The GMOA is not in the position to ask the WHO for a clarification

KS Wednesday, 19 June 2019 02:33 PM

Good thing. But they never asked about their God Farther's spending - at least about museum at Medamulana

Patriot Wednesday, 19 June 2019 04:22 PM

50% destruction of economy caused by GMOA (Garbage Mountain Of Asia)

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