Thousands of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres continue to operate without renewing licences due to lax monitoring by the authorities, raising serious concerns over patient safety and quality of treatment.

Healthcare budgets should be used efficiently to ensure proper care for patients

Authorities must ensure minimum standards in all health facilities

Health authorities must ensure proper follow-up actions

Samorita Hospital, the lone listed healthcare provider, yesterday reported a sharp drop in profit for the last fiscal year, reflecting the sluggish business in the country’s private healthcare sector as most treatment-seekers opted to stay away from hospitals.

The High Court asks for a report from the government on whether the private hospitals are providing 10 percent bed and treatment facilities to the poor and helpless patients at free of cost as per the relevant rules.

Private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres must display the charts of their charges and fees in public view, the High Court directed yesterday.

The High Court directs the private clinics, hospitals, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centres to put in display their charges and fees fixed for medical tests at public places.

The hospital walls are plastered with photos of the late philanthropic founder of the hospital. Has his dream and vision come true? The hospital has clearly degenerated into a commercial proposition.

The recent physicians' strike at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of Chittagong, in protest of cases filed against their colleagues for medical negligence...

A report published in this newspaper yesterday reveals an alarmingly high number of caesarean deliveries performed in private hospitals.