GMOA strike impacts hospital services

Non-emergency services at most government hospitals throughout the country have been affected from this morning owing to an island-wide 24-hour token strike launched by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA). 

The strike has been launched citing 10 reasons. These are: approve Disturbance Availability and Transport allowance revision; gazette the minimum standards of medical education by the Sri Lanka Medical Council; the negative impact of the taxation policy on professionals including doctors; rectify gross violation of national wage policy; formulate a national trade policy to ensure the safety of service sectors of the country before signing the Singapore Free Trade Agreement; hold SLMC elections as planned, formulate a National Allowance Policy for government sector and increase allowances according to a policy; rectify the anomalies in the grade promotion scheme of medical officers; providing schools for doctors’ children, and finally, and adhere to Medical Service Minute provision.

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