Dhaka, May 7 -- More than 120 informal plastic waste workers received basic healthcare services at two special health and safety camps organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tangail and Elenga municipalities on Wednesday.

The camps were organised under the Plastics Circularity Project, in partnership with The Coca-Cola Foundation and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), to address the healthcare needs of underserved workers involved in informal plastic waste collection.

According to the organisers, around 110 workers from the two municipalities received free medical services, including blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, general health consultations, and essential medicines.

The initiative also placed sp...