Hospitals get notices over poor disposal of waste
Hospital waste lying in the open. PHOTO: SHABBIR MIR/EXPRESS/FILE
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has served strict notices to 66 public and private hospitals for flouting Hospital Waste Management Rules, 2005.
The EPA has summoned chief executive officers of these hospitals to appear before the director-general and explain their position.
.The hospitals found violating the regulations included Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shifa Medical Center, NORI Hospital, PNS Hafeez, Naval Hosptial, KRL Hospital, Ali Medical Centre, MAROOF International Hospital, SARF Hospital, Get Well Medical Centre, Life Care Hospital, Maryam Hospital, PAEC General Hospital, Naqaish Hospital, Ali Hospital, CDA Hospital, Islamic International Dental Hospital, Fatima Medical Laboratory, Excel Laboratories, Islamabad Health Complex, Pak Hospital, Khan Medical Centre, Asif Medical Centre, Abbas Medical Centre, Gul Hospital and Maternity Home, Alam Medical Centre, Islamabad Dental Hospital, Federal General Hospital, Shafi Hospital.
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Similarly, the EPA has served notices on Maryam Hospital, Begam Jan Hospital, Rawal Medical & Dental Hospital and Islamabad Medical Complex.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2021.