Integrated Solid Waste Management Project (ISWM)

The main purpose of this project is to build the capacity of relevant stakeholders regarding the ecologically safe management of domestic and hospital waste. The targets for this programme have been met. They were as under:
• To develop a manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) in Urdu.

• To develop a documentary on indigenous methods of solid waste recycling.

• To develop a manual on Healthcare Waste Management.

• To conduct a one day workshop on HWM.

About the workshop: According to the proposed targets of the programme, a one day Regional Skill Share Workshop on Healthcare Waste Management was held on held on May 27th at Lahore, in collaboration with Pakistan Medical Association (PMA). The main objective of this workshop was to help the major stakeholders such as Healthcare professionals, doctors and hospital administrative staff in developing an insight into the safe disposal practices for healthcare waste in the country. Two resource persons from India were engaged to share the success stories of alternate non-burning treatment technology for HWM in their country. Ms. Ratna Singh from Toxic Links (NGO), Delhi and Dr. Sudhir Joseph Administrator from Saint Stephens Hospital Delhi made presentations and informed the participants about the regulatory framework on HWM in India and Available Alternate Treatment Technologies for HWM. Dr. Sudhir shared a case study of St. Stephens Hospital India and the successful applications of non-burning treatment technologies there. Healthcare Waste Management (HWM) Manual was also launched and distributed in this workshop.