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
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