বুধবার, ১২ আগস্ট, ২০০৯

Report: Healthcare waste characterization in Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh


Md Maksud Alam
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mohammad Sujauddin
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Gazi Mohammed Asif Iqbal
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Syed Mohammed Shamsul Huda
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh, hudaifescu@yahoo.com
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Healthcare waste management (HCWM) options are inconsistent in Bangladesh. One of the first critical steps in the process of developing a reliable waste management plan requires a comprehensive understanding of the quantities and characteristics of the waste that needs to be managed. This study took into consideration both the quantity and quality of the generated waste to determine the generation rates and physical properties of healthcare waste (HCW) in Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and also to estimate the amount of infectious and non-infectious waste generated in different wards. CMCH, the second largest hospital in Bangladesh, comprises 34 wards, 12 of which were selected randomly. Waste materials were collected from these wards and then segregated and weighed. Waste generation per day was found to be 73.22 kg/ward, 1.28 kg/bed and 0.57 kg/patient. A total of 2490 kg of HCW was produced each day in CMCH (37% being infectious and the rest being non-infectious waste). Infectious waste was 27.07 kg per ward, 0.47 kg per bed and 0.21 kg per patient and the non-infectious waste was 46.15 kg per ward, 0.81 kg per bed and 0.36 kg per patient per day. HCW comprised eight categories of waste materials with vegetable/food waste being the largest component (50.21%) and varied significantly (P < 0.05) among the 12 different wards studied. The greatest amount of HCW was recorded (154 kg) in Orthopaedics followed by 96.66 kg in the Medicine Unit-3 and the smallest amount was recorded in Casualty (8.79 kg). The amount of HCW was positively correlated with the number of occupied beds (rxy = 0.79, P < 0.01). There is no structured form of medical waste treatment in CMCH and most waste materials are dumped in open areas for natural degradation or re-sold by scavengers. It is essential to develop a national policy and implement a comprehensive action plan for HCWM that will provide environmentally sound technological measures to improve HCWM in Bangladesh.

মঙ্গলবার, ১১ আগস্ট, ২০০৯

Blood Bank:

Chittagong Medical College
619199
Ferozshah Blood Donor's Club
752302
Lions Hospital
616652
Port Hospital
502024
Railway Hospital
602220
Red Drop, Blood Donor's Club
659057
Sandhani Blood Bank
616625
U.S.TC Blood Bank
659070-1Ext-113

24 Hours Pharmacy:


Al-Amin & Sons
618750
Bengal Pharmacy
637556
Brothers Laboratories Ltd.
505885
Khaja Pharmacy
620736
Metro Traders
617195
Nabarun Homeo Pharmacy
619926
Riaz Medical hall
620736
S.K Traders
615681, 617109
Ambulances:

Ambulance
505080,502629,504788
Fire Service Ambulance
716326-7
Dead Body Carrier
650000
Fire Service
716326-7
General Hospital
619584
Holy Crescent Hospital
620055
Media AMB Seviee
65000
Poil Hospital
502024,505021-9
Rail Way Hospital
502220
Urasham Hospital
637243
Lists of phone numbers of all the Hospitals in Chittagong.

Al-Zahra Hospital Ltd.
619378, 624494
CTG Metropoliton Hospital (Pvt)
651242
CTG Poly Clinic
650911, 653094
C.M.H
681551-&,618851-4,680359
CTG Medical College (Emergence)
617495
Desh Medical Services
651591, 654960, 017-750221
Diabetic Hospital
617495
Eye Hospital Ctg
659018-9
General Hospital
630404,630536
Halishahar General Hospital
715166
Infection Diseases Hospital
751733
Lions Eye Hospitat
616652
Ma Moni Hospital
651558, 651648
Medicare Services Ltd.
616905, 637691
Mouni Hospital & Diagnostic Centre
623262, 623354
Memon Hospital & Maternity
617169
National Hospital
623713, 623753
Panaroma Hospital
619921,630549
Pahartaly Hospital
61571
Police Hosp'ital
637091
Port Hosoital
50502i-9.PABX-7419924
Railway Hospital
502220
Red Cross Maternity Hospital
620685
Shishu Hospital
711236
T.B Hospital (Fauzdar Hat)
751444
University Hospital
659071
Upasham Hospital
6542

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৬ আগস্ট, ২০০৯

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