I am working in the field of patient safety, infection control, and biomedical waste (BMW). I engage with policymakers and practitioners in select states and at the national level to influence policy and generate meaningful action. The 2016 BMW rules mention that Bio-medical waste generated in households during healthcare activities shall be segregated as per these rules and handed over in separate bags or containers to municipal waste collectors.
Urban local bodies shall have tied up with the common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility to pick up this waste from the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) or from the household directly, for final disposal in the manner as prescribed in this Schedule. What are the current practices that you are all aware of the management of the sharps waste generated e.g. patients on Insulin therapy or any chronic patients being managed by home…
