Medical waste in Montenegro
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Medical waste in Montenegro
According to the Ministry of Health, in 2014 medical waste amounted to 351.829 kg., According to Montefarm, at the end of September 2014, Hemosan was transferred 1,600 kg. medical waste for further transportation to Vienna for processing.
To receive and process medical waste in 30 health facilities in Montenegro, in the first six months of 2015, the Health Care Fund has allocated € 615,724.
Medical waste is the most dangerous waste, so they are stored and disposed of in accordance with strict prescribed procedures, rules.
According to the newspaper Pobeda, the Ministry of Health of Montenegro reported that in the first six months of last year, 242,221 kg was disposed of. medical waste. According to government agencies, in 2011, after the tender, an agreement was signed with the Montenegrin-Italian consortium Ekomedika and OMP Eco. The agreement, signed for 15 years (for the duration of the concession), provides for the construction of an object for processing medical waste in Podgorica and Beran, and later in Niksic and Bar. In March 2013, construction work began in Beran, and in Podgorica in January 2014. The processing of waste is set at 1.85 euro per kilogram, 654 tons of waste are accumulated for the year.
From the Montenegrin Clinical Center in Podgorica, for Pobeda newspaper it was reported that on the weekend the waste is 200 kg, and on working days the weight reaches 500-600 kg. There is a Medical Waste Treatment Center, where waste collection takes place every day, and where special attention is paid to correct separation, packaging and transportation of waste for further processing. From the Clinical Center of Montenegro reported that the technology for processing medical waste provides 100% sterilization and does not have harmful effects on the environment and ecology. Processing takes place according to special protocols, starting from the moment where, in which institution the waste was collected, the waste is collected to the final result, and the disposal.
From the NGO Ozon reported that cases of inadequate storage of medical waste that citizens found in landfills were identified. The last case was recorded in February 2015.
Source: kolektiv.me
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