Dengue test fee: Tk100 in govt hospitals, Tk300 in private hospitals

The government has fixed the fee for a dengue detection test, known as NS1, at Tk 100 at state-run hospitals, while private hospitals are allowed to charge a maximum of Tk 300.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque made the disclosure after a meeting on mental health care at the community level in the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital on Sunday (November 6).

He said, “We have issued directives to the government hospitals to charge Tk100 fee for NS-1 antigen tests for dengue patients. At the same time, private hospitals have been asked to charge Tk300.”