1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt. Medical College, Nalhar, (Haryana), India
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, (Haryana), India
3Sr. Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, (Haryana), India
4Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt. Medical College, Nalhar, (Haryana), India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Suraj Chawla Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt. Medical College, Nalhar, Mewat (Haryana), India, Phone number: 8607945945, 9468267725, E-mail: surajpgirohtak@gmail.com
Online published on 4 July, 2016.
The biomedical waste (BMW), in addition to the risk for patients and personnel who handle these wastes poses a threat to public health and environment. Effective management of BMW is not only a legal necessity but also a social responsibility.
To assess the present status of BMW management in health centres of block, Beri.
A list of all health care centres was obtained from CHC Dubaldhan and CHC, Dighal of block Beri. The present status of BMW management in each health care centre was observed and recorded by using the pre-tested checklist.
The segregation of BMW was inadequate in 20 (40.8%) government centers and 59 (96.7%) private centers. Hub-cutter/needle destroyer was available at 31 (63.3%) of government health centers while only 12 (19.7%) of the private health centers possessed it. Disinfection was adequate in 3 (6.1%) government centers and 1 (1.6%) private center. This difference between government & private health centres regarding above findings except disinfection was found to be statistically significant.
The study has shown a definite apathy of intellectuals towards the operational aspects of the system. All the health care personnel of health care centres must undergo awareness programme to keep abreast with the current knowledge of scientific waste management system.
Biomedical waste, Management, Health Centres, Segregation, Disinfection
