Medical Supplies Division Involved in Rs.100 Million Finnancial Scandal

The Medical Supplies Division (MSD) has involved in a large scale financial fraud worth Rs.100 million when importing Blood Glucose Strips and Gluco Meters to government hospitals for next three year period (up to April 2015) it has been revealed.according to health services trade union confederation MSD officials have imported these strips numbering 11,880,000 which is more than the required amount for a year which is5,675,850 strips confederation sources added.around Rs.200,415,000 spent unnecessarily to import this stock of blood glucose strips sources further said.

GMOA To Strike During This Week If ?

The government medical officers association (GMOA) has decided today(22) to launch an island wide doctors strike before this Saturday(27) if the government failed to give written assurance on increasing salaries of government doctors .government should have given written assurance within next few days stating that salaries of government doctors   will increase on 1:12 ratio  GMOA spokesman said.

The strike decision was taken during the special executive meeting of GMOA held this evening.