Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has announced that an island-wide strike will begin tomorrow (25) at 8:00 a.m. in all government hospitals.

The union highlighted that the strike is being called due to the risk of hospital closures in remote areas, the government's direct impact on patient access to essential medicines, and the potential collapse of free healthcare caused by shortages of quality medicines and equipment.

The GMOA criticized the Ministry of Health for irregular, inefficient, and non-transparent practices in the transfer and assignment of doctors, which has severely affected staffing in nearly 200 hospitals nationwide, risking the disruption of critical hospital services.

The assoc...