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Osun warns hospitals against indiscriminate disposal

From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo

Hospitals have been warned against indiscriminate disposal of medical wastes in order to curtail the spread of coronavirus which is now at community transmission level.
Osun State Coordinator, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Mr. Maike Shukwunweizu gave the warning during his visit to the State Ministry of Environment and Sanitation in Osogbo.
Shukwunweizu while lauding Governor Gboyega Oyetola on his proactiveness and sustained fight against the novel virus, raised concerns over the spike in community transmission of the dreaded coronavirus disease.
He called the attention of the government to the indiscriminate dumping of medical waste in various isolation centers across the state, stressing that his visit to the Ejigbo and Redeemer University isolation centers informed his position.
He appealed to the government through the Ministry of Environment not to leave collection of waste from the various medical centers to the PSP operators.
He advised that the Ministry of Environment should deploy its professionalism and ensure the use of incinerator for disposal of medical wastes generated at all health facilities, especially at isolation centers in Osun.
He added that not paying proper attention to the management of these wastes could further aggravate the community transmission of coronavirus.
While assuring the government of partnership to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state, Shukwunweizu and his team presented samples of waste bags to the officials of the ministry.
Speaking, the Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Sola Oladepo appreciates the NESREA team for the visit.
He assured that Governor Oyetola will continue to do everything possible to keep the State free from coronavirus and any other medical and environmental challenges.
Oladepo maintained that the Governor has provided two 15kg/hr and one 45kg/hr incinerators to be deployed strategically for management of medical wastes at Redeemer University ACEGID laboratory, Ejigbo and Osogbo isolation centers.
He also informed NESREA of the state government’s preparedness to decontaminate all public and private facilities in the state.
This, according to him, “is extremely necessary at this community transmission stage and especially now that interstate lockdown has been relaxed and schools are about to resume.”

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Osun warns hospitals against indiscriminate disposal

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