Open AccessA Study of Biomedical Waste Management Status in Primary Health Centres of Guwahati, Assam
Author(s) -
Anupjyoti Basistha,
Mridula Saikia Khanikor
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
saudi journal of biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-3222
pISSN - 2518-3214
DOI - 10.36348/sjbr.2022.v07i01.002
Subject(s) - biomedical waste , waste management , medical waste , health facility , waste collection , operations management , health care , engineering , environmental health , business , medicine , municipal solid waste , health services , population , economics , economic growth
Biomedical waste (BMW) is generated mainly by health care establishments. The management of BMW is still infant all across the world. According to Biomedical waste management rule 2016 (amended in 2018),the health facilities need to ensure proper segregation of BMW and pre-treat the waste at the facility before disposal/handing over the equivalent to Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF). A detailed study on BMW status in few of the Primary Health Centres (PHC) of Guwahati was carried out. The study depicts that only 30 % of the facilities does have nodal person to monitor the BMW activities. None of the facility having coloured plastic bin/bags with biohazard symbol, designated waste route, weighing machine and centralized storage area. Collection of BMW by the CBMWTF was average twice a month.