GMOA: Countrywide cadre revision not done since 2015
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has stressed the need to conduct a comprehensive countrywide cadre revision urgently. GMOA spokesman Dr. Lasitha Dhammika told The Island that the failure on the part of successive governments to conduct cadre revision caused the deterioration of the public sector health services. Due to the absence of required statistics, they hadn’t […]
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has emphasized the urgent need for a nationwide cadre revision in Sri Lanka's public sector healthcare system. GMOA spokesperson Dr. Lasitha Dhammika explained to The Island that the failure of successive governments to conduct such a revision has led to the decline of public healthcare services.
However, due to the absence of necessary statistics, they have been unable to accurately assess the current situation and determine the requirements of the public. Dr. Dhammika highlighted the expansion of healthcare services without corresponding statistics and stressed the necessity of initiating an immediate cadre revision. He also mentioned that GMOA has been raising this issue with successive governments but has not seen any progress.
GMOA spokesperson Dr. Dhammika recently requested relevant information from the Health Ministry under the Right to Information (RTI) Act two weeks ago, but has yet to receive a response.
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