It is widely understood that municipal solid waste, if not managed correctly, can be an environmental and health hazard. However, medical waste, by its very nature poses a significantly higher risk to ...

Biomedical waste management has been a serious environmental issue the country has been facing for quite a long time now. The issue has been hitting the headlines for the last some decades as there ...

The Bloodborne Pathogens Control Program is designed to minimize personal exposure to bloodborne pathogens. These guidelines describe precautions that must be taken by Bates College personnel whose ...

The department of community medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, organized a workshop on biomedical waste management on Wednesday. (Representative image) CHANDIGARH: ...

Though biomedical waste management was made mandatory for all government and private hospitals in India, many still fall behind in segregating hazardous waste from general garbage leading to the ...

The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) on Wednesday said it has developed a groundbreaking technology, the first of its kind in the country, aimed at ...

With the National Green Tribunal seeking a status report from Tamil Nadu Government on the management and disposal of biomedical waste, Indian Medical Association (IMA) has asked private healthcare ...