Biomedical waste disposal
Bio-medical
waste is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human
beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the
production or testing of biologicals. Biomedical waste disposal It
include wastes like human anatomical waste, animal waste, microbiology &
biotechnology waste, waste sharps, discarded medicines& cytotoxic drugs,
soiled waste, solid waste, liquid waste, incineration ash, chemical wastes.
These wastes are potentially hazardous because of the potentially infectious in
nature as it may pose a serious threat to human health, if its management is
indiscriminate and unscientific. Earlier, bio-medical waste management was not
an integral part of the health care programme. The negligence on the part of
health care waste management programme, in the past, was reflected in various
articles in the newspapers and public litigations in various Courts including
in the Hon’ble Supreme Court and this is also evident from the sporadic
epidemics experienced in different parts of the Country.
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