Hospital Solid Waste Supervision in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India

hospitals and dispensaries in Chitrakoot. Hospitals which provide relief to the ailed can also create health hazards in long term. Assessment of medical waste and management in hospitals found that there was insufficient separation between hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. It was also noted that in absence of necessary rules and regulations for collection, transport and treatment of waste, a lack of training and protective equipment. Medical waste in primary health care centres and private clinics showed that most workers in the public sector did not follow correct methods of handling medical waste was also worked out.