350 doctors for North and East

Three hundred and fifty Medical Officers appointed to Hospitals in the North and East will assume duties soon, Government Medical Officers, Association (GMOA) Assistant Secretary Upali Gunasekara stated.

Following the gunning down of a Medical Officer attached to the Nawatkadu Hospital, the Medical Officers attached to the hospital did not report to duty as a mark of protest.

Security has now been beefed up and the Government has also improved other basic facilities for the newly appointed Medical Officers.

With the new appointments, there will be a considerable improvement in the medical facilities provided in the North and East.