The strike launched by the doctors and staff of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, following the rape of a female doctor, has been called off.
Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe told Newswire that the strike was called off following discussions with relevant authorities, including the Governor of the North Central Province.
“The strike was called off after considering key reasons such as promises to ensure the safety of healthcare workers inside the hospital premises by the Police and relevant authorities, the positive response by the authorities to address the brutal assault, and the responsibility of healthcare workers towards patients,” he said.
Dr. Wijesinghe further said that the strike launched by the GMOA in this regard had also ended at 08.00 am today.
Stating that the GMOA had declared a 24-hour token strike to protest the rape incident, he said the strike had ended accordingly.
Strikes were launched by the doctors and staff of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and the GMOA after a female doctor was raped inside her official quarters at the hospital premises on Monday night.
The strikes were launched demanding the immediate arrest of the suspect, who was arrested in Galnewa the following day. (Newswire)