Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Colombo, Feb 12 () - The country does not require the services of professionals from these health trade unions, as there is a preference for the private sector to handle these hospital services, Government Medical Officers' Forum (GMOF) president Dr. Rukshan Bellana said today while comenting on the scheduled island-wide strike by health sector trade unions, except doctors.

Addresing the media, he said that the country's health sector solely requires professionals in the medical, nurses' and necessary administrative staff, to effectively operate a state hospital. He proposed outsourcing services such as laboratory services, asserting that this approach could lead to a threefold reduction in expenses.

"I have never ...