Health sector in Bangladesh

Health sector in Bangladesh

A doctor checks the blood pressure of a transgender woman in Dhamrai Upazila Hospital. The hospital has a room dedicated to the treatment of transgender people. Photo: TBS

Stressed doctors and helpless patients: Bangladesh’s chaotic healthcare system

While it is beyond question that Bangladeshi patients often face malpractice and have very few effective avenues to seeking recourse, criminal charges against medical professionals are deemed by...

How a health sector project gets stuck just for an NID

How a health sector project gets stuck just for an NID

Why out-of-pocket health spending moving in wrong direction

Why out-of-pocket health spending moving in wrong direction

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Conduct drive against fake doctors: HC

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PM re-stresses medical research to achieve excellence

Refer a patient, get a hefty commission: The murky world of rural healthcare

Refer a patient, get a hefty commission: The murky world of rural healthcare

When health cost is a catastrophe for a family

When health cost is a catastrophe for a family

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Scope for nuclear medicine services growing

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Stay beside people with a vow to provide services: PM to physicians

Explainer: Why is there sufferings in our health sector

Explainer: Why is there sufferings in our health sector

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51 years of independence: State of our public health

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the government realise that more needs to be done to ensure quality healthcare for all. Photo: Mumit M

Why we need public-private partnerships in healthcare

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‘In no other country are hospitals and diagnostic centres separate entities’