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Budget 2027 may drive doctors overseas, warns medical alliance chief
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror identifies Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa as a consultant physician and medical alliance chief.
- Daily Mirror reports that he linked the possible departure of medical professionals to Budget 2027’s lack of meaningful relief.
- Hiru News reports that he warned the budget could accelerate doctors’ departure overseas.
Daily Mirror reports that Consultant Physician Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, described as a medical alliance chief, warned that Budget 2027 could increase the departure of medical professionals from Sri Lanka.
Daily Mirror says Sanjeewa attributed the risk to the budget’s failure to provide meaningful relief to professionals, including doctors. Hiru News also reports his warning that the budget may accelerate doctors’ departure overseas.
Based on: Daily Mirror, Hiru NewsWritten by AI from Daily Mirror, Hiru Newsthese outlets’ reports. Not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original reports are the authority. .
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