Minimum Standards of the Medical Education Within Two Weeks

Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Assistant Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge  while addressing in a press conference at the GMOA Head Quarters in Colombo yesterday said, that  a letter had been sent to Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne requesting him to gazette the existing minimum standards of the medical education within two weeks. The duration ends on 30^th March 2017.

He said the minimum standard of the medical education in Sri Lanka existed for decades but according to the Court of Appeal ruling, it is not a law.

Therefore, the GMOA requested Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne to issue the gazette notification making it a law. The GMOA will never let anyone or any organisation to lower the existing minimum standard of medical education. it can be updated and improved.

He said the GMOA along with all the other organisations will take stern action by the first week of next month if the Government does not take a decision on the issue.

It can be countrywide strike or something else. “We appeal President Maithripala Sirisena to take action to halt so called final year examination for the third batch of `medical students’ from the SAITM and the intake of students.