The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced that its ongoing trade union action will continue today (18), citing the lack of a satisfactory response to the concerns raised by the union.
The GMOA launched its trade union action yesterday (17) around 8 a.m., based on several demands related to unresolved issues within the health service and challenges faced by doctors—matters they say were not adequately addressed in the 2026 Budget presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
As part of the trade union action, doctors at hospitals nationwide restricted several services, including issuing prescriptions for medicines to be purchased from external pharmacies and directing patients to obtain laboratory tests from private facilities.
A group of GMOA representatives later arrived at the Presidential Secretariat for a discussion held under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Following the meeting, the GMOA stated that its emergency Executive Committee and Central Committee would convene to decide on the union’s next steps.
GMOA Secretary Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa said the President had taken note of the proposals submitted by the association and assured that they would be reviewed further, with the possibility of offering reasonable solutions.
#Dr. Sugathadasa added that the two emergency committees will deliberate on the situation and determine the future course of action.
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