The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has chosen to introduce an island-wide 24-hour token strike tomorrow in demonstration over the sexual attack on a female physician at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.The token strike is to commence from 8.00 a.m.
tomorrow (12 March) as chosen throughout the executive committee meeting of the GMOA this evening (11 ).
Doctors and personnel at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital commenced a strike today requiring the instant arrest of the individual who allegedly sexually attacked a female medical professional at the medical facilities dormitory for medical officers last night (10 ).
According to Ada Derana reporter, the victim, a 32-year-old female medical professional, had returned to her quarters after finishing her duties that evening.
In between 6:30 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m., an unknown attacker allegedly entered the facilities, threatened her with a knife, and sexually attacked her.The GMOA had previously contacted the government to take instant steps to apprehend the suspect responsible before 8.00 a.m.
tomorrow (12) and alerted of trade union action if authorities stopped working to do so.Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has actually launched a statement worrying the alleged sexual assault on a female medical professional of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.The declaration even more points out that the Ministry has been notified that authorities examinations are presently underway, with several authorities teams being deployed to detain the suspect.Meanwhile, a group of officials, led by the Director of Medical Services, has already been dispatched to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital to look into the matter, it said.The Ministry stated it hopes that a timely investigation will be performed and that the perpetrators will be hauled into court.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media prompted all concerned celebrations to stay calm and provide the needed cooperation to the authorities performing the examination.