Sunday, December 14, 2008

Chemo Therapy Issue-Health Ministry To Meet The Demands Of The Cancer Hospital Nurses


As the Trade Union Action Of the Cancer Hospital Nurses On Stop Performing the Chemo Therapy Treatment On Patients Has entered it's Fifth Day The Ministry Of Health Today(14)Decided To Implement A Proper Training Programme For The Nursing Staff Of The Cancer Hospital On Chemo Therapy Treatment and to Create a Safety Environment In the Cancer Hospital for This Treatment as Demanded by them.Under This the ministry will Implement a Training Programme On Chemo Therapy with the Assistance from the World Health Organaization and also Decided to Build a Unit For Storing and Issuing Chemo Therapy Injections and Issuing Safety Masks For the Nursing Staff Involved in this Treatment Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage said."We already sent Our decision to the Salary and Census Commission Seeking the Approval to Increase the Risk Allowance paid to The Health Staff Of The Cancer Hospital Involve in Chemo Therapy From Rs 500 to Rs.3000" He stressed.Health Secretary also Said that Tomorrow he will Inform The Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff on These Decisions.
Meanwhile The Trade Union Action of the Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff Entered it's Fifth Day Today as They Didn't Perform Chemo Therapy Treatment For the Cancer Patients.

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