Unions and associations affiliated with the health sector held protests and walks today over a number of demands including increasing their fuel allowance. Public Health Inspectors are among the health staff on a two-day strike.
“PHI’s are getting a meagre fuel allowance of just over Rs.1000 per month, PHI’s are refusing to go on field visits,” said President of the PHI’s Union Upul Rohana said.
He said if the government fails to solve their issues, nursing, paramedical and other supplementary unions too will join the strike starting from next week.
Health Services Trade Union Collective held protest marches in Colombo today demanding the government to solve the severe medicinal drug shortage experienced in all state hospitals.
Protestors charged that the medicine shortage and fuel crisis is causing a collapse in the county’s health system.
A tense situation was reported when protestors tried to enter the Energy Ministry premises in Flower Road, Kollupitiya pushing away police barricades. Ten representatives were allowed to hold discussions with Ministry officials. Pix and Video by Akila Jayawardena
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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