Gamal Abinsaid, 24, set up Garbage Clinical Insurance to help communities in need turn their household waste into something that could improve their health. It might sound unusual, but it works. Gamal’s company, Garbage Clinical Insurance (GCI), has already helped more than 2,000 people in Indonesia gain access to medical support.
A young doctor himself, Gamal was inspired to set up the micro-insurance programme which empowers people to take an active role in managing their waste and improving their sanitation.Individuals are encouraged to collect their household waste and submit their refuse to one of five GCI-accredited clinics. It’s then processed. Organic waste becomes fertiliser while inorganic waste is sold to collectors.
A month’s worth of refuse can reach close to 10,000 Indonesian rupiah (€0.60) which is used to cover a patient’s treatment and run healthcare programmes and clinical services for the community, providing families with access to doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, dentists and health volunteers.
To date, GCI has recruited 88 volunteers, 15 doctors and 12 nurses, all of whom are paid with refuse from the community. As well as establishing Garbage Clinical Insurance, Gamal is founder and CEO of health development organisation Indonesia Medika.
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