Mismanaged healthcare system

An article published by this newspaper on December 7 about hospital mismanagement caught my attention. The report shows how terribly the healthcare system is managed in our country. Then there are ethical issues. Most of the private hospitals only focus on making profit instead of providing quality healthcare.  I wonder why our policymakers are not concerned about the issue. 

Every year thousands of people go abroad for getting what they appear to believe proper treatment. In the process, our indigenous healthcare industry suffers a huge loss. Had they concentrated on providing quality service in a competitive price, they would have won the trust of the public.

It is high time we prioritised reforming our healthcare sector. As new private hospitals are built across the country on a regular basis, the government also should initiate a policy to properly regulate them. 

Al Amin, Dhaka