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Former health minister Terrence Deyalsingh has warned of a campaign of “purges” within the public service, following reports that Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram was sent on leave under controversial circumstances.
Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe has denied that Dr Parasram was forced out, telling reporters the CMO had applied for his leave, which was approved in the usual manner.
“My information is that the Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram had accumulated a certain amount of leave, and he had applied for the leave, and the normal process—the leave was granted,” Bodoe said.
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