Govt. physicians urged to stop practice in private hospitals
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Speakers at a roundtable Tuesday called for stopping practices by the public sector physicians in the private sector hospitals and clinics to provide quality treatment to patients, reports BSS.
"Private hospitals and clinics must have their own full-time doctors to ensure improved treatment and enhance the reputation of the private sector healthcare services," they said addressing the routable organised by Bangladesh Private Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association (BPCDOA) at Jatiya Press Club in the city.
Former Adviser to the Caretaker Government M Hafizuddin Khan, chairman of Press Council Justice Kazi Ebadul Huq, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury, national professors Nurul Islam and MR Khan, chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury and former director of Primary Healthcare Service Zakir Hossain, among others, spoke at the roundtable.
President of BPCDOA Dr Muniruzzaman Bhuiyan presented the keynote paper on ' Role of Private Hospitals, Clinics and Diagnostics in Healthcare Development in Bangladesh'.
Expressing indignation over the present state of affairs in health sector, Hafizuddin Khan said the private sector healthcare service was expanding in the country due to inadequacy in the public sector.
But most of the private hospitals did not have own specialists or consultants and the public sector physicians worked there as part-timers, he added.
Putting emphasis on improving the standard of treatment, Justice Ebadul Huq said ensuring a quality health service would be a difficult task, if the existing laws were not updated.
Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury said the constitution of the country ensured primary healthcare for all. So, he said, the government should increase allocation in this sector.
Prof. Nurul Islam said the country had achieved a significant progress in the healthcare sector not by the government, but the private entrepreneurs. All the medical equipment should be tax free for reducing treatment charges in the private hospitals, he opined.
He also proposed constituting a high-level committee with good and honest doctors to supervise the performance of the private hospitals.
Prof. MR Khan urged the private hospital owners not to use their institutions as money making instruments so that all sections of people could get services from them.
He also underlined the need for ensuring accountability in the public sector health services as most of the good doctors were working there.
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury urged the owners to develop the private sector healthcare services considering the hopes and aspirations of the people.
Zakir Hossain said the private sector should provide the service with the public sector monitoring it.
"Private hospitals and clinics must have their own full-time doctors to ensure improved treatment and enhance the reputation of the private sector healthcare services," they said addressing the routable organised by Bangladesh Private Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association (BPCDOA) at Jatiya Press Club in the city.
Former Adviser to the Caretaker Government M Hafizuddin Khan, chairman of Press Council Justice Kazi Ebadul Huq, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury, national professors Nurul Islam and MR Khan, chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury and former director of Primary Healthcare Service Zakir Hossain, among others, spoke at the roundtable.
President of BPCDOA Dr Muniruzzaman Bhuiyan presented the keynote paper on ' Role of Private Hospitals, Clinics and Diagnostics in Healthcare Development in Bangladesh'.
Expressing indignation over the present state of affairs in health sector, Hafizuddin Khan said the private sector healthcare service was expanding in the country due to inadequacy in the public sector.
But most of the private hospitals did not have own specialists or consultants and the public sector physicians worked there as part-timers, he added.
Putting emphasis on improving the standard of treatment, Justice Ebadul Huq said ensuring a quality health service would be a difficult task, if the existing laws were not updated.
Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury said the constitution of the country ensured primary healthcare for all. So, he said, the government should increase allocation in this sector.
Prof. Nurul Islam said the country had achieved a significant progress in the healthcare sector not by the government, but the private entrepreneurs. All the medical equipment should be tax free for reducing treatment charges in the private hospitals, he opined.
He also proposed constituting a high-level committee with good and honest doctors to supervise the performance of the private hospitals.
Prof. MR Khan urged the private hospital owners not to use their institutions as money making instruments so that all sections of people could get services from them.
He also underlined the need for ensuring accountability in the public sector health services as most of the good doctors were working there.
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury urged the owners to develop the private sector healthcare services considering the hopes and aspirations of the people.
Zakir Hossain said the private sector should provide the service with the public sector monitoring it.