The Bangladeshi High Commission and the Maldivian health ministry opened a ‘free Friday clinic’ yesterday for Bangladeshi expatriates in the Maldives.
The clinic is located inside the Bangladeshi High Commission in Malé and will offer treatment and medicine free of charge, according to local media.
High commissioner Kazi Saruvaar Hussain and health minister Ahmed Zuroor opened the clinic at a ceremony yesterday.
Zuhoor said undocumented Bangladeshis or migrant workers with expired visas or work permits were reluctant to seek medical treatment.
A number of Bangladeshi workers could not afford the services at clinics and hospitals, he noted.
Bangladeshi doctors working at Maldivian hospitals will be volunteering at the clinic.
The clinic will be open on Fridays from 9:00am to 12:00pm and the doctors will examine up to 150 patients a day.
According to the 2014 national census, there are 58,683 migrant workers in the Maldives. However, the department of national planning said the figure was much lower than the official figure recorded by the immigration department.
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What if they get injured or get sick on Saturday?