About the Project / Scheme

Implementation of Biomedical Waste handling and management rules 1998 is mandatory for each health care facility. The intra-hospital hazards to the waste generators / handlers such as needle prick injury and hospital acquired infections and the extra-hospital hazards to rag pickers and general public make the problem multidimensional. Development of a satisfactory Health care Waste Management system in the hospitals was one of the important components of Maharashtra health Systems development project. The project planned to develop Waste Management system in all project and non-project hospitals in the State under control of Directorate of Health Services.