A model stat-of-the-art facility would be set up at the state-run Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) here for the disposal of biomedical waste.

Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre today said it will hand over reports prepared after monitoring waste management systems in medical facilities to the Commission for the Investigation

The National Green Tribunal, Chennai has stopped the Maramalai Nagar municipality from laying a storm water drain connecting several neighbourhoods to Potheri Lake, citing possible environmental po

Incident raises serious questions on how hospitals treat bio-medical waste

A day after an infant’s body was found dumped with biological waste at the Mata Chanan Devi Hospital mortuary in West Delhi on Monday instead of the partial remains of a wrapped leg kept beside it, the revelation has raised serious questions on the manner in which hospitals treat bio-medical waste.

The Punjab government is implementing a three-year scheme for prevention and control of hepatitis, with an estimated cost of Rs 2.447 billion.

After intervention from the anti-graft body Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, the government is going to resume monitoring of hospital waste management in the Kathmandu Valley wit

It will provide the authority, a platform to deal with the govt. and implementing agencies

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has directed the Ministry of Urban Development to form a high-level team to monitor and implement the acts and laws on medical waste ma

The management of healthcare waste requires attention and diligence to avoid the substantial disease burden associated with the process, including exposure to infectious agents and toxic substances