The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) will launch trade union action from 8 a.m. today (17), citing several unresolved demands.
The decision comes in protest against the government’s failure to address long-standing issues within the health sector and concerns raised by doctors, which the 2026 Budget presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake did not resolve.
As part of the trade union action, doctors at all hospitals will restrict certain services, including issuing prescriptions that require patients to purchase medicines from external pharmacies and recommending tests that must be conducted at private laboratories.
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