By Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s past attempts to privatise medical education led to disastrous consequences, spokesperson for the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), Dr. Chamil...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The state-run healthcare system came to a standstill yesterday (01) when 72 trade unions struck work demanding that the government increase their salaries...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Most Sri Lankan doctors were struggling to make ends meet and the government must demonstrate that it was keen to retain the doctors...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Media spokesman for the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe disclosed yesterday that about 20 rural hospitals in the country had...
Emergency procurement has put everyone at risk By Rathindra Kuruwita Patients seeking treatment at the state-run hospitals are asked to buy almost all medicines from the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Certain senior health officials are making uneducated guesses about recent tragedies involving suspected side effects of drugs, instead of conducting scientific investigations into...
By Rathindra Kuruwita It would take about two years for the government and the public to see the real impact of health staff leaving the country,...
By Shiran Ranasinghe Work in most hospitals have been severely affected by the migration of over 375 specialist doctors and thousands of healthcare staff, and drug...