Wastes from hospitals, laboratories, human and animal clinics are considered hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Non-hazardous includes beddings, linens, bandages, and even waste from the kitchen. In ...

Vijayawada: In the wake of the shocking biomedical waste handling incident at Vijayawada govt general hospital (GGH), the ...

Health Minister orders GGHs to report on biomedical waste management after dog escapes with amputated limb in Vijayawada.

On the occasion of International Nurses Day, the Department of Community Health Nursing and Nursing Foundation of Sri Adarsha ...

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Biomedical waste is a threat to global public environmental health and with ‘plastic footprint’ becoming larger by the day due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, concerns on plastic waste choking the ...

The ministry made another amendment to include a representative, as nominated by the Ayush Departments of the state or Union territory, in district level monitoring committees, which monitor the ...

They were also directed to provide details on collection and movement of biomedical waste from operation theatres, ...

Treatment facilities diverting hazardous material to scrapyards ...