Several trade unions including the PHIU, family health services officers’ unions, ECG and EEG recordists’ unions, associations of technicians of medical laboratories and public health laboratories, health entomology science officers’ associations and the Dental Association to launch a two-day strike.

8 Supplementary health trade unions including Public Health Inspectors to launch a strike June 29 and 30, due to the current fuel crisis says Upul Rohana, PHI union Chairman.

It was stated that the trade union action will NOT be taken in all children’s and women’s hospitals as well as in the cancer hospital.