Managing Health care wastes Waste in India: The Genuine Challenge.

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Mr. Prashant B. Kadam, Mr. Pradip Jadhav

The present review article deals with the basic issues as definition, categories, problems relating to biomedical waste

and procedure of handling and disposal method of Biomedical Waste Management. It also intends to create awareness

amongst the personnel involved in health care unit.Improper management of health care wastes is a public concern

because of risks of infection, injury, and other health hazards. Poor health care waste management is also a reflection of oader management

deficiencies in health care facilities. Public awareness about the dangers of careless disposal, and the introduction of regulatory measures for

managing these wastes, are both relatively new in India.