It is a well known fact that with the rapid spread of the Kovid epidemic throughout the country, the capacity of hospitals in the island is being exceeded. With this situation, various shortcomings in hospitals, various needs are emerging.
Recently, the Minister of State for covid Sudarshani Fernandopulle also requested the people to make a donation to the hospitals.
Meanwhile, a lung doctor at the Gampaha Hospital had written a letter to a specialist in Colombo regarding the critical condition at the Gampaha Hospital. As the letter was widely circulated on social media, Minister Surshani Fernandopulle immediately went to the hospital to check on the deficiencies. She had immediately addressed many of the shortcomings there.
But this has hurt some politicians. They say there are no shortcomings. That everything is completed by the government. When they say that, they do not even think of giving it to someone who is hoping to donate something.
This is a life-threatening exposure of patients. If a hospital receives something in short supply from a donor, it will help save the lives of patients. However, the media coverage of the shortcomings not only in Gampaha but also in other hospitals in the island has now become a headache for the Ministry of Health / Political Authority.
Therefore, the Ministry of Health has taken steps to silence the health staff immediately.
Issuing statements to the media with the signatures of Dr. SH Munasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Health, All Provincial Health Secretaries, Heads of Institutions under the Ministry of Health, All Provincial Directors of Health Services, All Regional Directors of Health Services.
It said that providing various data and information, criticizing health policies has hampered the provision of proper health care to the public and is a breach of public trust.
Therefore, the letter further states that such activities should not be continued and disciplinary action should be taken against all those who disregard them.
This is done to prevent the truth from coming out