What could be the first modern waste Management Treatment Plant is in sight in the country, a release from the Ministry of Health said. To meet the target, NPHIL and GIZ have begun the construction of a Centralized Health Care Waste Management Treatment Plant on the Disco Hill in Margibi County. When completed, according to a statement by NPHIL Acting Director-General Dr. Mosoka Fallah, the treatment plant will include an ash pit, renovation of the existing damaged incinerator; storage facility for waste before incineration, and hygiene center for disinfection and hand washing. Dr. Fallah described as essential that component of the country’s healthcare system to help minimize the spread of disease, which involves the management and proper disposal of medical waste. Do not eat rats because one can get the sickness by coming in contact with their blood, urine or feces.

Source: Daily Observer December 09, 2019 02:26 UTC