{"id":2891,"date":"2014-06-16T11:03:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T11:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2014-06-17T14:21:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T14:21:37","slug":"new-health-scheme-introduced-in-indonesia-7397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/new-health-scheme-introduced-in-indonesia-7397\/","title":{"rendered":"New Health Scheme Introduced in Indonesia-7397"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indonesia is growing economically as a nation.<\/p>\n

Despite this, like many underdeveloped countries in the region of Asia, health care is low down on the list of priorities. However, it is a major and growing problem, along with the growing environmental concerns resulting from an improved economy.<\/p>\n

The Indonesian government is taking steps to improve health in the country, especially among the poorest, but it will take a long time.<\/p>\n

Therefore, in an unusual move prompted by a local young businessman, rather than expecting the poor to pay a health insurance<\/a> premium, they are being encouraged to gather up garbage to sell.<\/p>\n

One clinic which has embraced this idea is the Klinik Bumi Ayu clinic in Malang on the main island of Java.<\/p>\n

People with limited funds take their rubbish to the centre and, in return for this, are given free medical and dental<\/a> treatment.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t clear what the hospitals will do with the garbage, but the new idea has apparently been taken up with gusto by the Indonesian public.<\/p>\n

As a by-product of this policy, the streets and villages of Indonesia are also beginning to be cleaned up.<\/p>\n

The originator of the scheme is Gamal Albinsaid who dubbed his suggestion \u2018Garbage Clinic Insurance\u2019.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the scheme appears to have the support of the Indonesian government, perceiving it as a useful dual-purpose method of improving the health of the poor and improving the local environment.<\/p>\n

The Indonesian government is, however, rolling out its own healthcare system which it hopes will cover a population of 250 million.<\/p>\n

The cost is expected to be around $15 billion by the time it is fully implemented in 2019.<\/p>\n

Critics, however, believe even at this sort of investment the government scheme will still be underfunded and schemes such as the Garbage Clinic Insurance idea could be around for a long time to come.<\/p>\n

Gamal Albinsaid started his unique idea in 2010 after hearing about the young daughter of a rubbish collector who died from diarrhoea. Her parents couldn\u2019t afford to get treatment.<\/p>\n

Health care across the globe \u2013 especially in 3rd<\/sup> world and the more underdeveloped nations \u2013 is expensive. Indonesia is South-East Asia\u2019s biggest economy.<\/p>\n

Yet, the Indonesian government has recognised that the human cost as well as the economic cost is more important than doing nothing.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Gamal Albinsaid, who is a 24 year old entrepreneur, believes more clinics in his country should be embracing his idea to help the poorest in Indonesian society.<\/p>\n

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