dental<\/a> treatment.<\/p>\nIt 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>\nYet, 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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