In addition, a dispute between medical professionals, particularly between doctors and supplementary medical professionals, also erupted. Among the trade unions that have claimed that health sector workers are not receiving adequate facilities are, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union of Sri Lanka (PHIUSL), the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF), the College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS), and nurses’ trade unions. They claimed that the health authorities need to pay adequate attention to the disparities in the way different health sector workers are treated. When it comes to doctors, the overtime pay rate is 1/80; however, in the supplementary medical sector, the rate is 1/200 or 1/240. how long can the country control the pandemic without the assistance of medical professionals, and can military officers including military medical professionals really replace medical professionals who are more experienced in dealing with the public and the pandemic?

Source: The Nation July 05, 2021 17:15 UTC