It has been revealed in the COPA committee that nearly a thousand doctors have left the service in this year alone.
Dr. G. Wijesuriya said this when the COPA Committee met to examine the progress and current performance of the orders given regarding the reports of the Auditor General of the Ministry of Health.
Acting Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr. G. Wijesuriya, who appeared before the committee, stated that due to the facts of going abroad after 5 years of leave, resigning from the service, leaving the service without notice and retiring after the completion of the prescribed service period, this year The health service has lost 957 doctors.