DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2017.v05i10.011

Pages: 1384-1389

Everyday nearly one tonne of bio-medical waste are getting mixed with municipal waste posing serious health hazards in Indore, M.P. This City generates around 3 tonnes of bio-medical waste per day out of which only 2 tonnes of it is getting disposed properly, while one tonne mainly generated from dispensaries and clinics are mixing with MSW of the city. Training of the various healthcare professionals with respect to biomedical waste management is incorporated in curricula as well as job orientation programs. However, evidence from various parts of India suggests that, gaps in knowledge and lacunae in attitudes and practices are still prevalent to a worrying extent among the various categories of healthcare professionals.