Tripura has immense potential to emerge as a health hub which can cater not only to patients from the state but also from neighbouring Bangladesh who come to India in large numbers for treatment, Health Minister Sudip Roy Burman said Saturday. He said the state would be gradually equipped with full-fledged health facilities implemented via the public-private partnership (PPP) model. To begin with, the government is setting up a super speciality health centre, which is likely to be completed this year, he said. This apart, all four hospitals in subdivisional towns of tribal dominated Dhalai district are being upgraded. Once complete, it would boost medical tourism, he said. "Tripura will also go a long way in alleviating the suffering of patients in neighbouring districts of Bangladesh who incur heavy expenses for treatment in bigger Indian states. Taking advantage of proximity, patients from the neighbouring country can come here for treatment. Tripura should be made a health hub," he said.