It
may be pointed out that the very concept and
nomenclature of GAMCA was evolved by a few Bangladeshi
entrepreneurs including the undersigned and
subsequently the same was recognized by the
GCC Authority and the Embassies of the GCC states
in Dhaka. In Course of time, realizing the effectiveness
of GAMCA, the GCC Authority set up GAMCA in
the countries of South Asia also. Precisely,
on 20th September, 1999 at 7-30 PM, GAMCA got
a formal shape through a general meeting of
the owners of the concerned medical check up
centers, held at Hotel Sheraton with Mr. Fahad
N AI-Saqr, Head of the Consulate section, representing
the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. The Executive
Board of the Health Ministers. Council for GCC
States in it’s meeting held in Riyadh
on 13-14 November, 1999 accepted the formation
of GAMCA, thus making it compulsory for all
the member health centers to work through GAMCA
in Bangladesh.
After
the formation of GAMCA, discipline in real sense
has come back in manpower business, which was
lost during the time of open medical i.e. when
medical examination could be done from any Medical
Centre. A section of the recruiting agents took
chance of this open medical system and started
hard negotiation with the medical centres for
extraction of kickback against each person.
This practice resulted in deterioration of the
health examination and test standard prescribed
by the Executive Board of the Health Minister's
Council for G.C.C, States. A few medical centres
made best use of this opportunity to make money
without caring for any standard. Consequently,
many people came back penniless from the employing
country as they became unfit after health re-checking
there. In the backdrop of such a sticky situation,
the GAMCA was formed and it was hailed by the
Embassies of the G.C.C States and all the renowned
recruiting agents of the country. It has relieved
the agony of the recruiting agents as they are
getting international standard services form
GAMCA as well as the approved medical centres.
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