Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The Society of Government Pharmacists has announced that a 24-hour token strike will be staged today (13) at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

Chairman Ajith Tilakaratne stated that the trade union action is being taken in protest against the appointment of a pharmacy assistant with inadequate qualifications to the hospital.

Accordingly, the token strike is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. today.

While qualified pharmacists are already providing services at the hospital, an unqualified pharmacy assistant has been assigned without any service requirement, Tilakaratne stated.

He claimed that the Director General of Health Services has been informed about the issue on two separate occasions.

However, due to authorit...