GMOA to launch island-wide token strike tomorrow

2026-03-30 - 10:04

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced that they will hold a 24-hour island-wide token strike from 8.00 am tomorrow (March 31). Speaking at a media briefing held today (March 30), Dr. Hansamal Weerasuriya has said that politically motivated transfers have been illegally made without any consultation. He added that a transfer list had already been made by now. Therefore, the aforementioned token strike is scheduled and there is time until tomorrow morning to stop it, he pointed out. However, emergency treatment will be carried out, he stated.