MUMBAI: In a bid to ensure that all healthcare units comply with the rules related to disposal of bio-medical waste, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has initiated action against 230 erring establishments. Of these, 100 have been served with closure notices, while the rest have been asked to comply with the norms within 15 days or face consequences (closure notice).
MM ISMANAGEM M ENT of biomed M ical wastes in and around the hospitals in Kashmir valley continues to add to the pollution levels thereby creating problems for both the patients in the hospitals and people at large.
Pune, April 27 The Union Health Ministry has mandated April 30 as the date on which the public health system will switch over from conventional disposable syringes to auto disable (AD) ones, which become dysfunctional after a single use.
Ahmedabad : They cost just 50 paise more than normal syringes. But, not using them can prove very costly! We're talking about auto disposable (AD) syringes that can't be reused.
The outbreak of hepatitis-B in Modasa, that claimed more than 60 lives, on account of reuse of disposable syringes shocked the state.
Pune From Satara and Pimpri-Chinchwad to Taloja near Thane, at least 1,200 kg of bio-medical waste from Pune is transported every day for over 140 km for disposal. Ever since the disposal facility at Kailash crematorium in the city was shut down following a blast at the site, Pune
Court ban may not solve biomedical waste problem NEW hospitals, clinics and healthcare facilities will not be sanctioned in Mumbai, for the time being. This follows a ban imposed by the Bombay High Court, on February 26. The court passed the order on a public interest petition after the city administration repeatedly failed to comply with earlier court directions on managing the city
Ahmedabad: To bring in accountability in the issue of biomedical waste incineration, the health committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has requested the municipal commissioner to allot land for the incinerating contractors. This, according to the committee, would centralise waste destruction and bring the contractors under the jurisdiction of AMC.
Siliguri, March 23: Clinical wastes are accumulating at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) which does not have a proper mechanism in place to clear the garbage that is hazardous to patients as well as the general public.
Mumbai The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has sought proposals to start more bio-medical waste treatment plants in regions of the Thane district and other districts in the state.
