* Entire staff of Sri Lanka's Cancer hospital on strike
Friday, February 27, 2009, 14:56 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Feb 27 Maharagama: The whole staff of Sri Lanka's only oncology institution in Sri Lanka, including the doctors has commenced a ceaseless strike at the Cancer hospital in Maharagama from this morning.

Dr. Upul Gunasekara, the Assistant Secretary of the powerful union, Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said the strike was to protest an attack on a doctor and two other staff workers at the hospital that took place last night.

According to the GMOA an identified gang has attacked a female doctor and two other staff members at the hospital premises last night.

The doctors and the other staff of the Cancer Hospital have urged the police to arrest the suspects involved in the attack immediately.

However the reason for the attack is not known yet, GMOA said.