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Sri Lanka Health Minister seeks security forces' assistance
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Colombo News Desk CND on 04 July, 2009 12:35:00
 
Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said this would be a certain alternative
available for him if the nurses in the Cancer Hospital decide to carry on their
union action further. The nurses of the Cancer Hospital in Maharagama have
withdrawn from providing chemotherapy for the resident patients from last
Monday. According to the media spokesperson for the Joint Union for Nurses,
Uditha Wanigasekara, they are providing chemotherapy only to the outpatients and
children. The entire nursing staff in the Cancer Hospital are demanding an
interim allowance, more secure medical instruments as well as special training
for the nurses.