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| Sunday, 1 December 2002 |
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Health services grind to a halt by Shanika Sriyananda Liyanage with the paramedics still on strike, the country's entire health service ground to a halt causing much inconvenience to thousands of poor patients including cancer patients. Daily routine work including the Cancer hospital, Maharagama and the two maternity hospitals came to a standstill and thousands of outdoor patients were turned away. Large queues were seen at the Osu Sala outlets, yesterday, after they were told to obtain their necessary drugs from these outlets or at private pharmacies. The only government hospital that has not been paralysed is the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital. The paramedics attached to the Accident Service of the Colombo National Hospital are also on duty. The main demand of the paramedics is to cancel the Junaid Commission Report, which brought the Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) and the Family Health Officers to the paramedics grade and two salary increments given to the nurses. General Secretary of the Joint Council of Profession Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) M. I. M. Jabir told the 'Sunday Observer' that their members will continue with the strike till the authorities take action to implement the PA Circular 37/92 by placing them in proper grades. " We resorted to trade union action last Thursday, but no official from the Ministry called for a meeting with us he said. |
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