People Not Profite forms a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Friday on global climate issue.

A people-friendly healthcare system is needed

THE treatment cost of chronic diseases in our country is very high which pushes many marginal people to financial uncertainty. The government though has extended social safety net over the years; the UHC (universal health coverage) is still out of the policymakers’ discussion table. Poor people turn from poor to poorer because of high health costs when they suffer from chronic diseases, including cancer, heart and respiratory problems, etcetera. This is the sorry state of our health sector.Bangladesh has earned...

18 Sep 2018, 12:00 am