A file photo of Stanely Hospital.

CHENNAI: Senior doctors of the Government Stanley Medical College hospital in north Chennai have formed a team to train their peers in other government hospitals in the State in managing and disposing biomedical waste.

For the past one year, they have been training doctors, nurses and other staff in the hospital in biomedical waste disposal, crucial for improving sanitary conditions. At Stanley, colour coded bins have been placed in all wards indicating the disposal method. Posters educate the staff. The heads of microbiology, plastic surgery, medicine and paediatrics departments have formed a team to inspect sanitary conditions in the hospital.

The team reports to Dean D.R. Gunasekaran. The hospital has asked the Chennai Corporation to pick up non-biomedical waste while the Pollution Control Board will collect the biomedical waste everyday.

The Dean will be the head for all government medical colleges.

Dr Thenmozhi, head of Microbiology Department, and Mushtak Ahmed Khan, Deputy Superintendent of the hospital, will be the coordinators. Dr. Thenmozhi will visit other State-run hospitals.

Stanley Hospital has installed in its wards around 75 needle destroyers, each costing Rs.2, 500. "The equipment is locally made. Nurses need not worry about the disposal of used needles anymore," the Dean said.

Stanley Hospital doctors will conduct symposia on collection and segregation procedures once in three months. Information on waste disposal and handling of problems will be disseminated.

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