Saturday, June 2, 2007

How Many Bins in IGMH?

I made a visit to IGM Hospital today - the only government hospital in Male'. While there, my wife needed something to drink and I bought a packet of milk from a shop just outside IGMH. I searched for a rubbish bin to throw away the wrapping on the straw of the milk packet. I couldn't find any in the vicinity of the hospital (see picture) - which is nothing strange given the fact that I'm talking about Maldives. I hate throwing away rubbish on the floor - hence kept searching for a bin. Fortunately I found one on the right side of the entrance, behind the token machine. Alhamdulillaah.


Entrance to IGM Hospital.


While walking towards the doctor’s room, I kept searching for another bin - there was none! After my wife finished the milk packet, I had the choice of throwing away the empty packet on the floor of hospital which already had some empty packets of supari. I assure you that nobody would find it strange if I throw it on the floor. The other choice is to carry it with me until I find an appropriate place to discard it – that would be probably the dustbin at my home.


Waiting with the empty packet.

I waited until my appointment, fiddling with the empty cold packet. Fortunately I found a waste bin in the doctor's room which the good doctor allowed me to use.

Probably there are waste baskets near each of the four token machines. Hence I conclude 4 publicly accessible waste bins in IGMH.

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