The recent hand book from "Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project" has come up with a guideline for disposing medical waste in line with some of the best practices around the world. As usual its implementation and government monitoring is not in line with international expectations. Most health care organizations do not have any of these procedures implemented in their premises. Thats what India is! Lets us see what the “Hand Book” says. As per Bio-Medical Waste(Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, “ It shall be the duty of every occupier of an institution generating bio-medical waste to take all steps to ensure that such waste is handled without any adverse effect to human health and the environment.
While a quick survey around the hospitals in our cities will tell us where we stand with respect
to the compliance of Hospital-waste management.
Even those hospitals where the rich throng with their money, a proper disposal management is not evidenced. This is my inference after visiting four hospitals in Chennai city. Blood loathed cotton, needles, broken bottles were lying in the open area very adjacent to these hospitals.
Our hospitals more than curing are creating more menace to the public health. Who will bell the cat??
Sunday, April 5, 2009
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