Patients hostage to pvt
hospitals
in Dhaka
SHAMSUL BASUNIA
High Court in Bangladesh observed that private
hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres were acting arbitrarily in absence of
any guideline to regulate them. The bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md
Khairul Alam also gave the Directorate General of Health Services director
general fresh time until October 7 to prepare the guidelines for operation of
private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres as well as private practice
beyond their offices. The health services directorate also gave fresh time to
revise all fees for different health services including medical tests and
surgery at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres. The bench
extended the deadline to implement the High Court’s directives to frame the
guideline and revise the price chart of health services, as the directorate
failed to comply with its directives and prayed for more time, stating that the
designated officer working with an expert committee on the issue was suffering
from COVID-19.
Earlier on September 1, the High Court asked the
directorate to submit the progress report to the court on September
23.
