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Rabu, 10 Desember 2014

Environmental Heroes Awarded

BBC Indonesia reported,
Every weekend dozens of people going to several clinics in the city of Malang to bring garbage which include plastic bottles, cardboard
and paper.

The rubbish that can be recycled - which they collect from their own homes and surrounding environment, they take it then
exchanged with a health care card through program Clinical Waste Insurance,
this idea advocated by dr. Gamal Albinsaid.
There is five clinics that are currently implementing a system
garbage exchange with health care insurance card.
"Residents handed enough garbage to Clinical Waste and their insurers could get a variety of health care facilities primary, "said Gamal.
Residents in Sukun village, Malang, queued provide bins for treatment.
"Garbage that they bring in the form of dry waste that can be recycled they give to us and we give the price of Rp 10,000, IDR per garbage "said Gamal.
With this garbage, we provide services health such as health checks include blood tests, check blood glucose and medicine, said the 24-year-old doctor.
Activities through the organization of this Indonesia Medika
began to be formed in 2010 but was
stalled after running six months.
Since March 2013, the Clinic's Trash Insurance
start enabled again preferred to families who can not afford health care costs.
So far, members of the clinic with premium trash
has reached more than 500 people in five clinics
and increased by about 50 people per week,
Gamal said.
"We continue to socializing among others hold free treatment and various counseling. "
Residents who bring trash to get
Insurance Trash card.
After The death of Khaerunissah, daughter of garbage collector in the past eight years due to diare  because his father cannot pay for medical expenses.
"It is very sad and is
blow to the world's health, "said Gamal.
"Therefore, we established a clinic with This insurance garbage system. We invite villagers, community members, organizations and society housewife
to develop Clinical Waste Insurance
to help the community, "said Gamal.
"They not only treatment but also
get counseling to prevent
disease and rehabilitation for those who recovering from illness, " Gamal said.
But in an effort to develop clinical
with this garbage premium, quite often also
Gamal and friends got a request
so that the funds are given only 10,000 in the form of
cash and not through the trash.
"The concept of environmental education who also want
we grow, with hygiene
environment and utilize resources
wasted. "
For the citizens of the city of Malang who has become
Trash Clinic members of this insurance, this concept
not only helped financially but
also the cleanliness of the environment.
After getting insurance card Waste, people can checking blood test.
"We are also able to feel the positive influence related to cleaning the house and the environment, "said
Yuli Kurniawati, lives in Sukun Village Malang.
Indonesia Medika plan to implement
payment system with this garbage to another clinic, not only in the city of Malang but also another City in Indonesia.
Treatment with trash through the insurance system will be used as a model to be applied in other cities in the world, said Dr. Gamal Albinsaid who won the award in England.
Gamal is one of seven finalists
in the first race for the youth category Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Award organized by Unilever cooperate with the University of Cambridge.
Gamal won an award from Prince Charles on Friday morning (31/01/2014) at the banquet in Buckingham Palace.

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