Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- Samorita Hospital Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr ABM Haroon has called on the government to recognise healthcare as an industry and provide policy support, including tax and utility benefits, to help reduce medical costs for patients.

Advertisement In an interview with The Financial Express, he also stressed the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to build patients' confidence in local medical facilities, saying Bangladesh now has the capacity to treat many complex diseases that previously prompted people to seek care abroad.

Dr Haroon said he established Samorita Hospital in response to the poor state of healthcare services and the limited involvement of the private sector at the...