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Govt mulling a policy to fix fee of doctors: Maleque
SANGSAD BHABAN, Jan 23, 2020 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister
Zahid Maleque today informed the House that the government was considering
formulation of a policy to fix the fee of doctors who deal with patients at private
hospitals, clinics and chambers.
“The present government has planned to fix the visiting fee of patients, which will
be acceptable for all, for both general practitioners and specialised physicians
based on their qualifications and status,” he told the Jatiya Sangsad while replying
a starred question placed by ruling party lawmaker Gloria Jharna Sarkar (Women
Seat-30).
“I hope that it would be quite possible to start the implementation works of the
policy in the future,” Maleque said.
Responding to another question by Jatiya Party lawmaker Shamim Haider
Patwary, the health minister said the government is planning to introduce the
universal health database programme at all the hospitals of the country gradually
under the health information system and e-health operation plan of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
He said the universal health database programme is currently operational at
Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, Gazipur, while the government has decided to
introduce the programme at 60 more hospitals in the country.
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