Doctors Attach To Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital Are Threatening To Strike Over A Theater Problem

Doctors attach to Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital (North Western Province) threatening to launch a continuous strike if the health ministry fails to function the newly built operation theater complex inaugurated six years ago.the four theater operation theater complex is not functioning since it's opening due to the non supplying of medical equipments.

Due to this situation six specialist surgeons works at the hospital are to perform surgeries in an old theater in the hospital which is not having a healthy environment to perform surgeries dr.nilantha imbulpitiya one of the surgeons attach to Kuliyapitiya has said."we have to perform 50 routine and casualty surgeries per day at this old theater with great risk and the lives of mothers ,infants and other patients are in danger due to the unhealthy environment there"dr.imbulpitiya has stressed.

Due to this most of the patients who were in awaiting lists shifted to private hospitals for surgeries it has been learn t.meanwhile the media spokesman of the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has said health authorities should look in to this matter in patient's perspective and act according to it.if the authorities fails to function the newly built theater complex within two weeks time we have no other option  than going for a stern trade union action he has stressed.