Monday, May 27, 2019

Four Member Special.Investigation Board Will Be Appointed To Probe On Dr.Safi -Hearth Minister

Four Member Special Investigation
Board comprising of Three Gynaecologists  (VOG) and a number of Sri Lanka Medical Council will be appointed to investigate charges against Dr Mohommad Siyabdeen Shafi a senior doctor attached to Kurunagala Teaching Hospital according to Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne .

This Investigation Board will conduct an investigations coincides with the investigations carried out by Criminal Investigations Department  (CID)against the doctor Minister has stressed .

Addressing the mesia at Temple Trees in Colombo Health Minister has stated that charges levelled against Dr.safi over performing illegal sterilisation on women at Kurunagala Hospital. However even performing a CeaserIan Surgery is a team.work."VOG there who is the surgeon and assistant doctors , Nurses and attendants too participating for the surgery .So if something like illegal sterilisation occurred  after the surgery the whole team should be responsible "Minister has said .

Minister has also accepted that he is responsible for submitting a cabinet proposal to appoint Dr.safi to Dambulla Hospital after the doctor who had resigned from his career to contest the 2015 general elections had appealed to re appoint him as a doctor following the election defeat.

D safi was not charged on any offence then and if he found guilty over medical negligence he will be punished according to law Minister has said.


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