As these facilities are not licensed they do not have the minimum standards necessary for running such a facility. They are not monitored by the concerned authorities and until detected these can literally get away with murder

Unlicenced health care facilities galore

According to an exclusive report published  in this paper  on Wednesday as many as 341 unlicenced diagnostic centres are currently operating in Chittagong. As the readers know this pathetic situation is not limited to the port city and its adjoining areas. As a matter of fact numerous unlicensed diagnostic centres are operating throughout the country.
Quite interestingly outside most of these centres, in order to attract patients, names and degrees of eminent physicians are on display. However more often than not there is no chamber or sitting arrangement for them inside and the test reports on various diseases are signed by a health technician. Not only diagnostic centres, allegedly there are many other health  care facilities operating without proper documents.
As these facilities are not licensed they do not have the minimum standards necessary for running such a facility. They are not monitored by the concerned authorities and until detected these can literally get away with murder. The results obtained from these centres are usually faulty and are having serious repercussions on public health. It is quite understandable that patients consulting these centres lose trust on the whole sector and opt for going abroad to get diagnosed and treated.
People involved in these unscrupulous activities are not only cheating the patients, they are dodging huge tax annually as well. In the absence of reliable service in the public hospitals patients go to private health facilities spending a lot of money with the hope of getting better service. But they are cheated in the name of health service.
It must be said that the problem lies in good part with the government's inability to revamp the deplorable public healthcare system. The government must launch a countrywide drive against  sub standard or illegal pharmacy shops, diagnostic centres and clinics soon. A road map must be in place to identify and take actions on a sustainable basis  against these traders of human misery. Drives in this regard must be carried out at regular intervals as these will have a deterrent affect on these elements. 

As these facilities are not licensed they do not have the minimum standards necessary for running such a facility. They are not monitored by the concerned authorities and until detected these can literally get away with murder

Unlicenced health care facilities galore

According to an exclusive report published in this paper on Wednesday as many as 341 unlicenced diagnostic centres are currently operating in Chittagong. As the readers know this pathetic situation is not limited to the port city and its adjoining areas. As a matter of fact numerous unlicensed diagnostic centres are operating throughout the country. Quite interestingly outside most of these centres, in order to attract patients, names and degrees of eminent physicians are on display. However more often than not there is no chamber or sitting arrangement for them inside and the test reports on various diseases are signed by a health technician. Not only diagnostic centres, allegedly there are many other health care facilities operating without proper documents. As these facilities are not licensed they do not have the minimum standards necessary for running such a facility. They are not monitored by the concerned authorities and until detected these can literally get away with murder. The results obtained from these centres are usually faulty and are having serious repercussions on public health. It is quite understandable that patients consulting these centres lose trust on the whole sector and opt for going abroad to get diagnosed and treated. People involved in these unscrupulous activities are not only cheating the patients, they are dodging huge tax annually as well. In the absence of reliable service in the public hospitals patients go to private health facilities spending a lot of money with the hope of getting better service. But they are cheated in the name of health service. It must be said that the problem lies in good part with the governments inability to revamp the deplorable public healthcare system. The government must launch a countrywide drive against sub standard or illegal pharmacy shops, diagnostic centres and clinics soon. A road map must be in place to identify and take actions on a sustainable basis against these traders of human misery. Drives in this regard must be carried out at regular intervals as these will have a deterrent affect on these elements.