The health authorities on Wednesday have asked all the unregistered private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across the country to shut down their operations by 72 hours.
Directorate General of Health Services’ (DGHS) Additional Director General (Admin) Prof Dr Ahmedul Kabir came up with the instruction during a meeting held at DGHS conference room in Dhaka.
The directors of all illegal clinics, diagnostic centres 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 centres fail to renew their licenses within the deadline then their operation will be suspended.
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 theatres other than registered physicians.
Besides, no clinic, private hospital and diagnostics centre will be allowed to run their activities until they get a license.
