Dhaka, May 7 -- The healthcare costs, particularly the prices of medicines and related items, are constantly increasing. Doctor's fees as well as the cost of diagnostic tests are also increasing.
What's more is that due to the poor condition of government hospitals, the middle class, even the lower middle class, has to run to private hospitals or clinics. There is no limit to the cost in those places.
The submission of the proposed Health Reform Commission comes at a time when the entire health sector faces major challenges, including inadequate funding, shortage of health workers, high cost of pocket expenses, unequal access to services, weak governance and above all various irregularities. The 12-member commission headed by National Pro...