Govt. urges GMOA to call off strike
Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has urged the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) to call off their strike.
Speaking in Parliament today (March 12), the minister called the TU action as unreasonable as the police was able to arrest the suspect in connection with the sexual assault of the lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital before 36 hours.
“The GMOA earlier said they will stage a province-wise strike in the North Central Province. But they suddenly decided to resort to a 24-hour islandwide strike action. This is unreasonable as the suspect was arrested before 36 hours elapsed and the government is taking steps to ensure doctors’ security and provide other facilities. We need to think about the patients as well. People have had to face serious inconvenience due to the sudden strike,” he pointed out.
