On the first day of its 'recommenced' drive against illegal or unregistered clinics/healthcare centres, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday sealed shut seven such illegal clinics and diagnostic centres in Sherpur district alone on Monday. The hospitals were sealed during a drive conducted in Sherpur's Sadar upazila, led by Civil Surgeon Dr Anupam Bhattacharya. Also read: DGHS drive against unauthorised hospitals, clinics starts Monday The institutes announced shut are Bandhan Diagnostic Centre, RH Diagnostic Centre, New Insaf Diagnostic Centre, Siddik Diagnostic Centre, Syria Diagnostic Centre, Central Diagnostic Centre, and lastly New Life Private Hospital & Diagnostic Centre. "Institutes that have been running hospital businesses completely disregarding any registration requisites, have been shut, said Dr Anupam. Also read: Stop operation of all illegal clinics, diagnostic centers in 72 hrs: DGHS “The institutes with expired licenses have been asked to renew these as soon as possible. Our drive against illegal clinics and diagnostic centres will continue,” he added.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to close all unregistered clinics, private hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country within 72 hours. The instruction was given after a meeting chaired by Additional Director General (Admin) of DGHS Prof Dr Ahmedul Kabir at DGHS conference room in the afternoon. Also read: Health rules to be maintained till 100 percent vaccination achieved: DGHS The directors of all illegal clinics, diagnostic centers and private hospitals, civil surgeons and divisional and upazila health officers have been asked to enforce the instruction. The meeting also decided to give a deadline to renew their license. If the hospitals, clinic and diagnostic centers fail to renew their licenses within the deadline then their operation will be suspended. Also read: Covid positivity rate in Bangladesh declines in a week: DGHS The meeting also decided that harsh action including revoking the licenses will be taken against hospitals and clinics if they allow other people to stay at the operation theaters other than registered physicians. Besides, no clinic, private hospital and diagnostics center will be allowed to run their activities until they get a license.

The government will begin inspection of all private hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country this month after collecting their lists from divisional directors.

Narail, Aug 26 (UNB) – A total of 20 private clinics and diagnostic centres are operating in the district without licences and trained medical staff, posing a great risk to patients.