GMOA to launch trade union action tomorrow

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to launch trade union action from tomorrow (17).

The GMOA has taken the decision in protest against the failure to resolve issues in the health service and those faced by doctors through the 2026 Budget presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The association stated that the authorities were informed about the concerns of doctors, but since no satisfactory response was received, the GMOA decided to proceed with the trade union action.

GMOA Secretary Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa stated that the trade union action will commence at 8 a.m. tomorrow at hospitals across the island.

Accordingly, from tomorrow, doctors at all hospitals will limit providing selected services, including prescribing medicines to be purchased from external pharmacies and recommending tests to be done from external laboratories.