An
incineration system at the Buthidaung 50-bed hospital in Maungtaw District,
Rakhine State, is now in use, becoming one of the main ways to control the
spread of infectious diseases.
The
incinerator installed at the hospital with the assistance of the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) can burn biological waste such as syringer
and needles, food scraps and waste from the X-ray room. The work on
installation of the system started six months ago.
“The
incineration system can turn the biological waste to fertiliser soil. This
machine can last at least five years,” said Dr Than Tun Kyaw of the hospital.
The machine can also safely incinerate cords and dead foetuses safely and can
provide bio security to the people, he added.
The
hospital has been providing health care to local people without discrimination
since 9 October attacks in northern Rakhine.
Buthidaung
Township has a population of more than 340,000 living in seven wards in the
town and 419 villages in the rural areas.
More
than 200,000 are Muslims and the remaining 80,000 are Buddhists and other
religions.
Under
the hospital, there are two station hospitals, six rural health care centres
and 23 rural health care dispensaries providing health care services to the
peoples.
Tin
Maung Lwin, Zeyar(Mirror)
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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