Malpractice rampant in private healthcare

It is very sad that most of the glossy, multi-storied private hospitals and clinics in Dhaka are running unscrupulous business in the name of healthcare. They have no professional ethics or code of conduct. Mismanagement, lack of cleanliness, patient negligence etc. are rampant. Post-operative care is horrifying and beyond imagination. Where saving lives should have been the motto, ending lives have become more common.

Every single life has value. It's an earnest request to the honourable Prime Minister and health minister to look into the matter and set strict rules and regulations for these private clinics and hospitals. The health ministry should start thinking about adopting a standardisation policy for healthcare establishments to ensure the safety and proper treatment of patients. Yearly accreditation and certification should be made compulsory for all healthcare establishments. In the US, an independent, not-for-profit organisation, the Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,500 healthcare organisations and programmes. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognised nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organisation's commitment to meeting certain performance standards. The health ministry should start adopting a health standardisation policy like Joint Commission which will no doubt, save many lives. 

Aeman Rasul
Virginia, USA