Twenty-eight Indian healthcare facilities have been chosen for the implementation of the “Environmentally Sound Management of Medical Wastes in India” program which aims to streamline the management and disposal of biomedical waste, according to an article on the Deccan Herald website.
Four large (more than 500 beds), eight medium (more than 100 beds) and 16 small (less than 100 beds) healthcare facilities have been chosen in each of the five states — Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Punjab.
Funded by the Global Environment Facility, the project aims to better implement the new 2016 biomedical waste management rules.
Speaking after the launch, Dr Shakri Prosad Dhua, regional co-ordinator, UNIDO, said, “There is a better way to dispose of biomedical waste than burning it and the country needs to look at alternatives.”
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