Epa Suspends Transportation Services For Waste Materials

sources affirmed that the Ministry of Health did not refuse receiving private sector medical waste; however, it does not have the capacity to receive all waste materials. Sources cited administrative and technical obstacles in using the ministry’s incinerators to dispose waste materials from private health facilities.

Sources clarified that for the ministry’s incinerators to receive private sector waste materials, it should be within the terms of contract and fees, so the issue must be presented to oversight bodies Fatwa and Legislative Department, Central Tenders Committee and State Audit Bureau to obtain approval and such process will take time as per the requirements.

Sources asked, “Where do medical waste materials go at a time the Shuaiba Treatment Plant stopped receiving them? Will there be penalties or citations for private health centers and clinics in this regard? What will be the role of the Ministry of Health and how it will tackle the environmental crisis if any?”

Sources stressed the risks of not getting rid of waste materials properly include spread of diseases. “If the concerned local authorities do not find a suitable solution, this might prompt the World Health Organization to intervene and then sanctions will be imposed on the country,” sources added.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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