Ahmedabad: More than 100 kg biomedical waste containing, needles, syringes, blood bags, vials and other waste was found abandoned in a secluded mill land opposite Chamunda crematorium in Potaliya in Saherkotda on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad : A paralysing link in the so-called foolproof bio-medical waste disposal system' of state is an innocent rule which mandates that those healthcare units that treat 1,000 patients and less in a month are not required to be registered with Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).
Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) found close to 1,000 kg of haphazardly disposed biomedical waste after raiding two scrap godowns in Unn area. A complaint has been lodged against two scrap dealers dealing in this waste.
Ahmedabad: A three-day inspection of local clinics, pathological laboratories, children hospitals and maternity homes in city revealed a lurking danger, especially of doctors, not revealing their source for procuring their syringes and IV injectibles.
Surat: Following a TOI expose on how quacks flourished fearlessly in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Sunday shot off notices to 952 organisations demanding details of their infrastructure and biomedical waste disposal mechanisms.
Ahmedabad: With no deaths reported from hepatitis-hit Sabarakantha district on Sunday, the toll stood at 56, while 11 new cases were admitted from Modasa, Idar and Meghraj taluks
The Gujarat health department is investigating the role of about seven companies which could be involved in the recycling of the biomedical waste, health department officials said on Sunday.
Ahmedabad: This is why infected syringes find their way into the recycling market putting countless lives at risk. A 15-member committee consisting of state health and pollution control board officials which was to monitor that every medical waste produced anywhere in Gujarat is disposed off according to norms has not met for the last three years.
Ahmedabad : The proprietors of death factories need not worry much even if images of contaminated syringes, needles and other
bio-medical waste stored for recycling scared you to death. Even if the accused are found guilty, under IPC sections 269 and 278, they will be punished for six months of prison with a measly Rs 500 as fine.
