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Hospital Waste Generation and Management in Mymensingh Municipality

M. A. Islam
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. N. Mobin
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. A. Baten
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. A. M. Hossen
Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. J. Islam
Department of Development Studies, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted on hospital waste generation in Mymensingh municipality and also its management technique. Data was collected through questionnaire interview from local residents, superintendents, nurses, observation and secondary sources. The results revealed that wastes are collected every alternative day and though sometime in irregular basis. Hospital wastes causes different health hazards like bad smell, infestation of animals, diarrhoea, skin diseases etc. due to irregular collection, unsafe handling, disposal, storage, transportation and finally dumped with municipal wastes. Shortage of dustbin is common in every hospitals and clinics in Mymensingh municipality. The study also revealed that 1500-2000 kg wastes were generated per day in Mymensingh municipality area in which 25% infectious and 75% non-infectious. These huge amount of wastes could be treated or disposed by the process like incineration, deep-burial, local autoclaving, micro waving, disinfections destruction & drugs disposal in secured landfills, chemical treatment etc.

Keywords: Biomedical waste management, Hazardous waste, Health care unit

Location: Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Data collection and collation

Objectives:

1. To quantify the amount of solid wastes generated by each HCE and

2. To identify the current hospital waste management practices (e.g. storage, collection, transportation and disposal ) within the hospital premises.

Methodology:

Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh and is bordered on the North by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the South by Gazipur district, on the East by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj and on the West by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail. Mymensingh town is the district headquarters. Mymensingh sadar is located at 24?02′31″ to 25?25′56″ North latitudes and between 89⁰39’ to 91⁰15′35″ East longitude. It has 104,567 units of household and its total area is 388.45 km². The River Brahmaputra just crosses the section of Mymensingh. The data of hospital waste of Mymensingh municipality was collected by investigation of the waste throwing normal dustbins, drains and open areas. The primary data was collected from various sources and in various ways. The tool which was used to collect the primary data is questionnaire schedule from superintendent of the Hospital, Clinics and other Diagnostic centre. Different data about the hospital wastes were collected through field level inventory, questionnaire surveys and interviews with doctors, nurses, superintendent, Resident Medical Officer and Civil Surgeon in hospitals and in-depth interviews with different respondents allow a greater depth of understanding of the waste management system in the study area. The nurses, waste labours and workers were questioned through for measuring the daily waste amounts, waste types and waste source denotation. For the investigation of the municipality waste sources and waste problems, some locations were observed regularly by following a week long duration.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(1): 135-138, 2015; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

From the investigation, hospital wastes should be classified according to their source, typology and risk factors associated with their handling, storage and ultimate disposal. The segregation of waste at source is the key step and reduction, reuse and recycling should be considered in proper perspectives. We need to consider innovative and radical measures to clean up the distressing picture of lack of civic concern on the part of hospitals and slackness in government implementation of bare minimum of rules, as waste generation particularly biomedical waste imposes increasing direct and indirect costs on society. The challenge before us, therefore, is to scientifically manage growing quantities of hospital waste that go beyond past practices. If we want to protect our environment and health of community we must sensitize ourselves to this important issue not only in the interest of health managers but also in the interest of community. In order to arrange a proper and systematic waste management, the following recommendations may be considered; i) avoid the following risk of health effect from the wastes, it needs to formulate proper policy regarding this issue, ii) hospital wastes are needed to be segregated separately, according to its characteristics, at the point of generation, iii) a remedial measure with the installation of an environment friendly incinerator in the city.

Knowledge Management: Journal