Sri Lanka, Jan. 31 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to intensify its ongoing continuous trade union action from February 2 (Monday), following a lack of response from relevant authorizes regarding several of their key demands.

The GMOA initially launched a continuous trade union action across the entire government hospital system on January 26, based on a series of issues presented to the government.

At a meeting held on January 26, the Central Committee of the GMOA decided to grant the Minister of Health a 48-hour ultimatum to decide and announce a positive solution to the issues raised.

However, the association said that the Ministry of Health has since failed to present satisfactory responses to the...