Government Medical Officers Association says that about one lakh people in the area have been severely affected because the doctors of Pothuvil Hospital have not reported to the hospital for about a week.
But the association also says that the authorities are not making any effort to solve the problem of Pothuvil Base Hospital and are following a dormant practice.
Government Medical Officers Association also says that if the health authorities continue to remain silent, there is a risk that doctors in the Eastern Province will be pushed towards a strike.
The Government Medical Officers Association also says that the doctors of that hospital suffered a lot due to the inefficient administration of the Medical Superintendent of Pothuvil Base Hospital. Against it, the doctors of the hospital did not report to the hospital and signed the duty register of the Trincomalee Provincial Health Services Directorate instead.
The Government Medical Officers Association says that an external party came to the hospital premises yesterday and created a very unsafe situation, and the Medical Superintendent is responsible for it.