One of the major problems in the current healthcare system is the lack of an effective referral system and inadequate gatekeeping at tertiary care facilities. Barring emergency care and referrals from lower-tier health facilities, patients should not visit hospitals as they are meant to provide tertiary-level care

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a special honour by Brown University yesterday as the United Nations recognised her community clinic model to reach healthcare services to Bangladeshis' doorsteps

There is no denying that community clinics have all the promises to save lives if run by qualified people.