Datta Priya, Mohi Gursimran Kaur, Chander Jagdish
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
J Lab Physicians. 2018 Jan-Mar;10(1):6-14. doi: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_89_17.
The safe and sustainable management of biomedical waste (BMW) is social and legal responsibility of all people supporting and financing health-care activities. Effective BMW management (BMWM) is mandatory for healthy humans and cleaner environment. This article reviews the recent 2016 BMWM rules, practical problems for its effective implementation, the major drawback of conventional techniques, and the latest eco-friendly methods for BMW disposal. The new rules are meant to improve the segregation, transportation, and disposal methods, to decrease environmental pollution so as to change the dynamic of BMW disposal and treatment in India. For effective disposal of BMWM, there should be a collective teamwork with committed government support in terms of finance and infrastructure development, dedicated health-care workers and health-care facilities, continuous monitoring of BMW practices, tough legislature, and strong regulatory bodies. The basic principle of BMWM is segregation at source and waste reduction. Besides, a lot of research and development need to be in the field of developing environmental friendly medical devices and BMW disposal systems for a greener and cleaner environment.
生物医疗废物的安全与可持续管理是所有支持和资助医疗保健活动的人的社会及法律责任。有效的生物医疗废物管理对人类健康和环境清洁而言是必不可少的。本文回顾了2016年最新的生物医疗废物管理规则、有效实施该规则的实际问题、传统技术的主要缺点以及生物医疗废物处置的最新环保方法。新规则旨在改进分类、运输和处置方法，减少环境污染，从而改变印度生物医疗废物处置与处理的现状。为了有效处置生物医疗废物，需要政府在资金和基础设施发展方面给予坚定支持，要有敬业的医护人员和医疗保健设施，持续监测生物医疗废物处理实践，要有严格的立法以及强有力的监管机构，各方共同协作。生物医疗废物管理的基本原则是源头分类和减少废物产生。此外，在开发环保型医疗设备和生物医疗废物处置系统以实现更绿色、更清洁的环境方面，还需要进行大量的研发工作。
