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Bio-medical waste being mishandled in majority of hospitals [1]

Panel recommends measures to avoid health hazards

JAMMU: Painting a gloomy picture vis-à-vis management and disposal of bio-medical and other wastes in the Government and private hospitals, a six member committee constituted by the Government has arrived at a conclusion that laid down rules are being thrown into winds in majority of the health institutions right from segregation of waste at source to its final disposal. The panel has recommended slew of measures to the Government so that situation is brought under control before it leads to grave health hazard.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2013
Mohinder Verma [2]
Daily Excelsior (Jammu) [3]
Tags:
Jammu (T) [4], Hospital Waste [5], Waste Management [6], Waste Disposal [7], Bio-Medical Waste Rules 2003 [8], Doda (D) [9], Kishtwar (D) [10], Health Effects [11], Solid Waste [12]
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