Manama, Oct. 2 (BNA) The Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and CEO of the Supreme Council for the Environment, Dr. Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Dina, affirmed that the health sector in the Kingdom is growing steadily, indicating that the health sector in the Kingdom is witnessing steady growth. The number of health institutions increased by 18% between 2017 and 2020.
This came in a statement by Dr. Bin Dina, marking the start of implementing Resolution No. 3 of 2020 regarding the management of hazardous waste for the health care sector, which entered into force on September 25.
The Special Envoy for Climate Affairs said that the decree was prepared in cooperation with the National Health Regulatory Authority, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, and in coordination with the World Health Organization. ), stressing the authority’s keenness that the new decree is in line with the growth of the health sector and takes into account the views of experts in line with the guidelines of the World Health Organization.
Under Decree 3/2020, health facilities must nominate an employee responsible for waste management and form a task force to ensure the highest levels of waste management are achieved.
The decree also defined the responsibilities of each member of the working team, established standards for the storage of hazardous waste within facilities and specified how long it must remain at the storage site before being transferred to the treatment unit.
Dr. Bin Dina called on health facilities in charge of implementing all provisions of the new decree, including making efforts to reduce the rate of generation of hazardous and other waste, and creating opportunities to invest in recycling recyclable materials to contribute to reducing the amount of waste disposed of in Askar Municipal Waste Landfill, Noting that each health facility produces between 15 and 20% of the hazardous waste that is handled by licensed treatment companies, while 80 to 85% is non-hazardous waste, which is a large percentage that can be recycled.
He pointed out that the authority is coordinating with the authority and the Ministry of Works to ensure the cooperation of health facilities, expressing his confidence in the health sector employees’ keenness to assume their responsibility in achieving the expected results.
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