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Tanzania: Fear As Medical Waste Dumped Into Sea Waters
Source: All Africa, Date: , 2017
Source: AllAfrica, Tanzania, May, 2017 :- An environmental disaster was in the
making in Zanzibar, thanks God that it was discovered just in time though
damage had already been done. The major concern remains what if this had not
been discovered or continued for a long time? The referral hospital of Mnazi
Mmoja in Zanzibar dumped medical waste into the Shangani Channel in the heart
of Stone Town sending scares to beach goes and threatening marine life. It took
several rounds of cleaning to return the area to normalcy. Any medical or
hospital waste is categorised as hazardous. Standards and guidelines under
World Health Organization (WHO) require safe collection, storage, handling,
transfer and disposal of such waste. Globally, medical waste must be
incinerated, and this must be strictly adhered to for the good of the
environment and health.
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