Government hospital patients can get medicines free of charge on their prescriptions from any state Osu Sala during the strike period at hospitals, the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) said today.
The Joint Council of Nursing, Professions Supplementary to Medicine (PSM) and Paramedic Services is currently engaged in a 48 hour trade union action based on several demands.
Sixteen trade unions of the Government Health Services sector are engaged in the strike which commenced at 7.00am yesterday (27) and is scheduled to end at 7.00am tomorrow.
The Colombo District Court, after considering a petition filed by a patient, yesterday issued an interim injunction on the 16 health unions preventing their 48 hour trade union action.
However, the Convenor of the Joint Council of Nursing, PSM, and Paramedic Services, Saman Rathnapriya today stated that they have not been notified of any such court order and therefore the strike will be held for 48 hours as planned.
