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Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is termed as Basel
Convention. Waste which is or which contains a hazardous substance, and includes hospital waste and
nuclear waste,wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceuticals products etc
A major issue related to current Bio-Medical waste management in many hospitals is that the
implementation of Bio-Waste regulation is unsatisfactory as some hospitals are disposing of waste in a
haphazard, improper and indiscriminate manner. Lack of segregation practices, results in mixing of
hospital wastes with general waste making the whole waste stream hazardous. Inappropriate
segregation ultimately results in an incorrect method of waste disposal.
Inadequate Bio-Medical waste management thus will cause environmental pollution, unpleasant smell,
growth and multiplication of vectors like insects, rodents and worms and may lead to the transmission
of diseases like typhoid, cholera, hepatitis and AIDS through injuries from syringes and needles
contaminated with human.
Various communicable diseases, which spread through water, sweat, blood, body fluids and
contaminated organs, are important to be prevented. The Bio Medical Waste scattered in and around
the hospitals invites flies, insects, rodents, cats and dogs that are responsible for the spread of
communication disease like plague and rabies. Rag pickers in the hospital, sorting out the garbage are at
a risk of getting tetanus and HIV infections. The recycling of disposable syringes, needles, IV sets and
other article like glass bottles without proper sterilization are responsible for Hepatitis, HIV, and other
viral diseases. It becomes primary responsibility of Health administrators to manage hospital waste in
most safe and eco-friendly manner
If not handled properly, waste generated at hospitals such as, used needles and syringes, soil dressings,
diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, medical equipment and radioactive material can cause more
damage than the initial treatment it was used for. Poor management of healthcare waste spreads out
diseases to not just healthcare workers and waste handlers but also the community at large
Improper disposal of medical waste is a menace for the whole society as scavengers also collect used
syringes from medical waste dumped outside hospitals and sell them to different companies. If these
used syringes make their way back into the market, that is even more lethal. A large number of
hospitals, clinics, maternity homes and laboratories have been established around every corner of the
city without proper registration and these hospitals are dumping their waste just outside their
doors.There is a need for proper legislation so that all hospitals overcome this menace
This situation is alarming and it needs immediate action on the part of the government and providers of
health facilities.