50 tonnes of medical waste discarded monthly
BY SHANIKA ABDULLATIB More than 50 metric tonnes of pharmaceutical products are collected by hazardous waste management expert Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd every month for disposal. These products include medicines, syringes, blood bags and tubes, and urine bags from pharmaceutical companies and private hospitals nationwide. Clinical wastes from government health facilities are handled by another […]
Treatment of Covid-19 medical waste a number one priority
KUALA LUMPUR: After the Covid-19 virus made its debut in China late-2019, the ferocious virus had infected millions of people worldwide and claimed more than 360,000 lives to-date, leading to devastating socio-economic impacts globally. On Jan 25, 2020, Malaysia reported three positive Covid-19 cases. Four months later, the virus had infected 7,629 people in the country and claimed 115 lives. Due to the virus’ highly […]
