The former health minister said that in the discussion of the health system in Bangladesh, all plans, guidelines and policies are often formulated keeping in mind registered medical doctors are under the Medical and Dental Council.
As a result, the existence of the existing traditional medicine, Unani, Ayurveda, homeopathic, Kabiraji medical systems in the country is being neglected, he observed.
It is equally important to provide necessary research and various assistance to further develop, modernize and scientism the traditional treatment system, he suggested.
During the last 15 years of Awami League rule, irregularities, financial corruption, administrative malfeasance, and partisanship have led to deterioration of doctor-patient relations and spread of foreign-oriented treatment, Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain also alleged.