No new clinics, private practice within 1km of govt hospitals: DGHS
DGHS directs divisional directors, civil surgeons, and upazila health and family planning officers to take necessary steps to implement decision
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has ruled against the establishment of any new private clinics within a one-kilometer radius of government hospitals, according to a directive issued today. This decision was announced at a meeting on improving healthcare quality held at the Prime Minister’s Office on August 17, chaired by Prime Minister Nurul Islam.
The directive also prohibits government doctors from practicing at existing private clinics within the same boundary, following their official working hours. This decision was made in response to the widespread proliferation of private clinics around public hospitals, which have been accused of luring patients away through brokers.
Additionally, it is common for government doctors to work at private clinics after their official hours. DGHS has instructed its divisional directors, civil surgeons, and upazila health and family planning officers to implement the directive and report the measures taken to the directorate.
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