“It was after I dismissed the overtures calling for my resignation that a letter indicating that I have been removed as SLMC president was sent across”, he further said. Under the Medical Ordinance, the serving Health Minister can name the president and four nominees to the 25-member council. The process the Health Minister followed is completely flawed and purely based on the agenda of a trade union. “The incumbent Health Minister is giving into the dictates of the GMOA and lost her sense of direction as a result”. The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) was established in 1998 as a statutory body.

Source: The Nation December 06, 2020 00:00 UTC