{"id":5355,"date":"2025-11-17T11:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:48:59","slug":"gmoa-to-launch-trade-union-action-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5355","title":{"rendered":"GMOA to launch trade union action today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government Medical Officers\u2019 Association (GMOA) has decided to commence trade union action from 8 a.m. today (17), based on several demands.<\/p>\n<p>The GMOA has taken the decision in protest against the failure to resolve issues in the health service and those faced by doctors through the 2026 Budget presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, doctors at all hospitals will limit providing selected services, including prescribing medicines to be purchased from external pharmacies and recommending tests to be done from external laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweetemail sharing button Emailwhatsapp sharing button Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government Medical Officers\u2019 Association (GMOA) has decided to commence trade union action from 8 a.m. today (17), based on several demands. 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