Doctors

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to call off their island-wide strike action which was slated to commence today (11). The GMOA had threatened to launch the trade union action from 8.00 a.m. this morning…

South Korea’s government made a last appeal to junior doctors to end a walkout, with hours left to go before the Thursday deadline on its threats to suspend medical licenses and prosecute the strikers. Thousands of medical interns and…

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned that unless the proposals and suggestions aimed at resolving the crises in the country’s health sector are promptly implemented, a stringent trade union action will be initiated…

The Ministry of Health has reached a decision to refrain from approving leave for doctors in fields with a limited number of specialists, including anaesthesiologists, to go overseas. Health Secretary Janaka Sri Chandraguptha said…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Minister of Health and its officials to extend the retirement age of doctors to 63, until the end of 2024. Meanwhile, this revision will also be made for other special cases as per the…