The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) thanked the Election Commission for intervening to halt illegal transfers done by health officials, GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said.
He was addressing a press conference at the GMOA Head Quarters in Colombo yesterday evening. He said the GMOA will observe the Health Ministry for violations of the election laws.
Dr. Aluthge said the Health Ministry Secretary stopped all illegal transfers of doctors after the intervention of the Election Commission. The medical administers' transfers in the Eastern Province which are now halted by the Election Commission had done on ethnic basis under politicians’ direction.