GMOA & Anti-SAITM People’s Barricade Poised to Island Wide Strike on 21st

GMOA & Anti-SAITM People’s Barricade Poised to Island Wide Strike on 21st

GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge while addressing a press conference held at the GMOA headquarters in Colombo yesterday said, that a joint island wide strike will be launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) along with the Anti-SAITM People’s Barricade (ASPB) on 21st September 2017 ,  if the Government fails to offer a real solution to the SAITM issue.
This Anti-SAITM vehicle parade will commence on 12th September until 14th . The parade will reach Colombo on 15th September. The entire Colombo city will be blocked and all activities will be disrupted”, Aluthge assured.
The Government should not let this to happen and solve the SAITM issue immediately. The report of the Committee to be released on September 10 and it is good if the committee members realize the public opinion on the SAITM issue before releasing their report , he added.
He said that the GMOA along with the anti SAITM organization requested the President and the Prime Minister to offer a practical solution for the SAITM issue that is acceptable to the entire country and not only to Dr. Neville Fernando.   According to Aluthge, the GMOA received information that a `committee’ will be appointed to regulate medical education.