Five hospitals get support from UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, has supported three health facilities with non-incineration waste management technologies known as autoclaves and other equipment to improve waste management and reduce the release of toxic substances into the environment. 

The institutions are Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Koforidua Regional Hospital and Tegbi Health Centre in the Keta municipality. 

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Winneba Trauma Hospital, which are already using acceptable waste treatment technologies, received assorted personal protective equipment and waste bins. 

The National Technical Advisor of the UNDP Medical Waste project, Richard Amfo-Otu, said the current practice at the health facilities is the use of incinerators, which burn waste at low temperatures. 

The burning of the waste emits Unintended Persistent Organic Pollutants, which contain cancer causing substances and other toxic pollutants.

Source: GNA
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