Waste management: Plant to be installed for hospital waste disposal
No govt funds to be spent. Company offering lowest per kg rate to get the project.
The proposed plant will be sufficient to cater to the needs of hospital waste management of public and private sector hospitals, health secretary said. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
LAHORE:
Health Secretary Ijaz Muneer said on Wednesday that a plant with a large capacity would be installed to dispose of hospital waste. He said this would be located in Lahore’s suburbs with the collaboration of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC).
Muneer said hospital waste management was a serious issue and the Health Department was considering a consolidated programme to dispose of hazardous waste.
He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day hospital waste management training workshop at the Punjab Health Development Centre (PHDC) on Wednesday.
The proposed plant will be sufficient to cater to the needs of hospital waste management of public and private sector hospitals, he said. He said he hoped the project would be completed within the next fiscal year.
Muneer also said hospital waste management was being outsourced. He said offers were being invited through the LWMC for the installation of the plant. He disclosed that no government funds would be spent on installation. He said the project would be awarded to a company that gave the lowest per kg rate for disposing hospital waste.
Muneer lauded the services of the PHDC for starting various capacity building programmes for health managers. He said that hospital waste management training workshop for doctors was a good sign. He said PHDC’s capacity and infrastructure would be enhanced in order to introduce new courses and training workshops for capacity building. He stressed the need for workshops on medical ethics.
University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Major General (r) Muhammad Aslam said the UHS was ready to cooperate and provide technical assistance for teaching, learning and training courses at the PHDC. College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Regional Director Khalid Masood Gondal said the CPSP was providing 85 per cent of the specialists in various cadres to the health sector. Gondal also offered to cooperate for training courses at the the PHDC.
Technical Adviser on Health for the Health Department Syed Muhammad Owais said that proper disposal of hazardous hospital waste was essential for controlling the spread of diseases. He also emphasised the importance of cleanliness.
Earlier, Punjab Health Development Centre Director Sohail Saqlain briefed the participants about the role of the PHDC in building the capacity of health managers and the plan for future training workshops.
Saqlain expressed his commitment to enhance the role of the PHDC for training human resources in the health sector.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2014.
Health Secretary Ijaz Muneer said on Wednesday that a plant with a large capacity would be installed to dispose of hospital waste. He said this would be located in Lahore’s suburbs with the collaboration of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC).
Muneer said hospital waste management was a serious issue and the Health Department was considering a consolidated programme to dispose of hazardous waste.
He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day hospital waste management training workshop at the Punjab Health Development Centre (PHDC) on Wednesday.
The proposed plant will be sufficient to cater to the needs of hospital waste management of public and private sector hospitals, he said. He said he hoped the project would be completed within the next fiscal year.
Muneer also said hospital waste management was being outsourced. He said offers were being invited through the LWMC for the installation of the plant. He disclosed that no government funds would be spent on installation. He said the project would be awarded to a company that gave the lowest per kg rate for disposing hospital waste.
Muneer lauded the services of the PHDC for starting various capacity building programmes for health managers. He said that hospital waste management training workshop for doctors was a good sign. He said PHDC’s capacity and infrastructure would be enhanced in order to introduce new courses and training workshops for capacity building. He stressed the need for workshops on medical ethics.
University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Major General (r) Muhammad Aslam said the UHS was ready to cooperate and provide technical assistance for teaching, learning and training courses at the PHDC. College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Regional Director Khalid Masood Gondal said the CPSP was providing 85 per cent of the specialists in various cadres to the health sector. Gondal also offered to cooperate for training courses at the the PHDC.
Technical Adviser on Health for the Health Department Syed Muhammad Owais said that proper disposal of hazardous hospital waste was essential for controlling the spread of diseases. He also emphasised the importance of cleanliness.
Earlier, Punjab Health Development Centre Director Sohail Saqlain briefed the participants about the role of the PHDC in building the capacity of health managers and the plan for future training workshops.
Saqlain expressed his commitment to enhance the role of the PHDC for training human resources in the health sector.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2014.