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…high airfare during holiday season citedHigh airfares during the holiday season are being blamed for the further delay of the functioning of Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s US$1M-plus hydroclave waste disposal system.According to Chief Executive Officer, Michael Khan,Matt Ryan Falcons Jersey, the facility is ready for operations but GPHC made a decision to postpone the consultant’s inspection to avoid purchasing tickets during the holiday season, owing to the high cost of the air travel from Canada to Guyana during that period.Originally the facility was expected to commence operations on November 1, 2011 but it was postponed to mid-January. The facility is now expected to commence operations by the end of February.Khan asserted that this modern disposal system has the capacity to manage all waste from health facilities across the country.Currently infectious waste from GPHC and other health facilities,Eric Rowe Patriots Jersey, including private hospitals, is being dumped at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill located at Eccles,Artie Burns Steelers Jersey, East Bank Demerara.Khan emphasised that letters will be issued to all private hospitals next week, formally informing them of details pertaining to the hydroclave waste disposal system. He is hopeful that all the hospitals will buy into the service,Keanu Neal Falcons Jersey, which is environmentally friendly.Though a price has not yet been set,Mike Wagner Steelers Jersey, some health facilities are anxiously awaiting GPHC to start this service as they are currently utilizing the Mayor and City Council to dispose of their waste.The CEO of GPHC stressed that after one month of the facility’s operation,Julian Edelman Patriots Jersey, a cost analysis will be conducted and a fee to attach to the service offered will be derived.This project is a collaborative effort between Government and the World Bank and falls under an HIV prevention and control project geared at expanding the Ministry of Health’s response to the virus.The hydroclave is a double-walled cylindrical vessel which utilizes steam under pressure to sterilize hazardous healthcare waste. The system at GPHC will fragment,Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Packers Jersey, sterilize,Logan Ryan Patriots Jersey, shred and compact infectious waste.It is said that the operation of the hydroclave waste disposal system will transform the way medical waste is managed in Guyana. In addition to transforming waste to a dry state,Mohamed Sanu Sr Falcons Jersey, regardless of its original waste content, the hydroclave processing style also serves to reduce the volume of waste to about 85 percent, which in its final state is accepted as harmless. |
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