Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has taken time-fitting steps for managing and disposing clinical wastes hygienically to protect environment from pollution and contamination. To this end, the RCC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prism Bangladesh Foundation (PBF), a non-government development organisation.

Under the MoU, the city corporation will manage medical waste properly aiming to protect public health as well as the city’s environment as the infectious clinical wastes are very harmful to public health as well as environment. City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while addressing a view- sharing meeting with owners and executives of all private clinic and diagnostics centres in the city yesterday.

RCC hosted the meeting at its conference hall with Panel Mayor Shariful Islam Babu in the chair. Various issues related to devising ways and means on how to manage clinical waste properly were discussed elaborately in the meeting.

Director of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Brig Gen Jamilur Rahman, Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya, President of Private Clinic and Diagnostic Centres Association Dr Abdul Mannan and Superintendent of Chest Disease Hospital Dr Amir Hossain also

spoke.

Mayor Liton told the meeting that the city corporation will set up a medical waste management plant in the near future for waste management.

There will be separate arrangement for collection of medical wastes from both public and private clinics and diagnostic centers. None will be allowed to dumping medical waste into water bodies and open space ignoring the mandatory requirement to disinfect the waste before disposal, Liton said.

A three-day crush programme related to cleanliness and mosquito control has been conducted at RMCH recently for ensuring a safe and hygienic atmosphere to its patients and others concerned.

Liton urged the participating clinic owners and executives to extend their support to make the RCC’s efforts a total success.