Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Bangladesh loses around USD 5 billion every year as patients seek medical treatment abroad, mainly due to a lack of trust in the domestic healthcare system, inaccurate diagnoses and weak service management.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) revealed the information at a seminar in the capital on Saturday.

The issue was highlighted in the keynote paper presented at the seminar titled 'Building Trust in Bangladesh's Healthcare Sector: Ensuring a Strategic Framework for Quality Control', held at the DCCI building in Motijheel.

United Hospital Managing Director Malik Talha Ismail Bari, who presented the keynote, said Bangladeshis spend nearly USD 5 billion annually on overseas treatment, with India being t...