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Hospital waste is being dumped in the open. It is not only hurting to the eyes but has potential of carrying infections in the environement, and gets mixed with non - infectious waste. This is a dangerous situation. What more can be done to prevnent it?
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| Comment By: Llaji K Verma | Date: Oct 05, 2009 | | I agree with Hariprasad Rai. But monitoring in India is so poor in every sphere that policies made with best of intentions gets nullified. It is unfortunate. | | | | Comment By: Lalji K Verma | Date: Sep 14, 2009 | | I am glad to see the discussions on board. There are many issues, and as rightly brought out there is a wide gap between policy and implementation in India, in every sphere, and so in case of healthcare waste management. ISHWM has been doing whatever is possible for awareness. But results are not as desired.
A proposal for training the waste handlers have been submitted, and it is hoped that some fin support may be forthcoming.
Costly equipment manufactured abroad can always be considered and Mr Ravi Tiwari may kindly provide some more information on the equipment and process.
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Let us have nice, and csientific discussions, and knw more about ehat can be done to improve the situation in India. | | | | Comment By: Ravi Tewari | Date: Sep 04, 2009 | | Lot can be done if authorities are really serious about it. Can you push hospitals to accept expensive systems developed in west in terms of investment? In India people talk a lot about problems but then it is finished after dinner and reception. Just by calling a situation dangerous the responsibility is not over. I have a solution to this problem in due course with positive results but it will cost money. I am working on this. There is a system developed to take care of this problem but it is not cheap. | | | | Comment By: Lalji K Verma | Date: Jun 09, 2009 | | To reduce load on the incinerators waste cat 3 and 6 could be put in red bags for autoclaving but the problem is if that is done the plastic waste (presently being put in the red bags) will get mixed with other waste, and cannot be segregated thereafter. In that case the value of plastic waste will come down to almost nil thus depriving the waste management facilities of the revenue earning from selling plastic waste, and also depriving recycling of plastic waste. Can one not introduce another colour bag, say blue bag specifically for plastic waste? Any views? | | | | Comment By: Lalji K Verma | Date: Jun 08, 2009 | | Needle - cum syringe cutters/destroyers leave a drop of blood/body fluid when syringe hub is cut. Blood and body fluid may contain harmful biological agents such as HIV, HBV, and HCV. Any idea how to improve upon the design of the apparatus/equipment? | | | | Comment By: Amit Dumka | Date: Mar 28, 2009 | | Sir,
In country like india where the most important think, which we ignores is the management part. Management simply states "maximum utilization of the resources".
Now, regarding the Hospital Waste there are lot of lacunas in the whole system. we use to have seminars/workshops/confreneces for all but the irony is that we dont have a education mechanism for the last stair of the Hospital Waste i.e. the sweepers.
If the clinical staff had managed to segregate the waste properly due to lack of education what a sweeper use to do mix the waste resulting in the maximization of the quantity of the infectious waste.
Sir, cant we do a simple step to evolve a system of value addition in the chain of collection of the waste. i suppose may result in 45-55% of the proper disposal of the waste and by time may result in 90-99% disposal with scientific/techinical methods. | | | | Comment By: vikas Bhardwaj | Date: Mar 13, 2009 | | Hospital waste mangement is today not a choice but a necessity
Delhi does not have any more land to dump waste.so where will it go.In Delhi when we visit the beautiful parks craeted near Sarai KaleKhan we do recall the dumped waste underneath...but hospital waste with its drugs, resistant microbes, non biogradable plastic etc is a threat for not only future generations but also for us very soon.It excites me by its socil benefit it can deliver & also as a business potential | | | | Comment By: Accent Industries Ltd. | Date: Feb 13, 2009 | | (Gloves) Hand safety solutions for handling contaminated medical wastes
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Website: www.accent.co.in | | | | Comment By: Hariprasad Rai | Date: Nov 22, 2008 | | Disposal of Waste in a hygenic & proper manner is a fundamental duty and social responsibility of a hospital. If any hospital is dumping thier waste in the open area, criminal procedings should be initiated against that hospital and punishment should be severe, inslusive of cancellation of permit. | | | | Comment By: amit | Date: Aug 20, 2008 | | will be put on the discussion board. | | |
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