(Oct 2010)
C&M Training’s lead consultant, Craig Chandler has been awarded
a long term contract with Euro Health Group (EHG) to provide waste management
& training expertise to their Healthcare Waste Management project
in the Republic of Serbia. The project is funded by the EU and will
be delivered by a Danish consortium including COWI & EHG.
This is the second Serbian Healthcare Waste project Craig has been
involved in.
The overall objective of this project is to develop an effective and
efficient system for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal
of medical waste in accordance with Serbian requirements and EU directives.
This will be achieved by:
- Supporting the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Environmental
Protection to harmonise healthcare waste management regulation with
EU legislation; - Drafting a comprehensive management strategy for collection and
treatment of healthcare waste in accordance with the requirements
of legislation and the relevant EU- directives; - Supporting health facilities in the preparation of waste management
plans - Supporting the effective and efficient implementation of waste disposal
equipment (autoclaves and shredding machines) within the healthcare
facilities through capacity building measures; - Supporting an information & awareness programme for the professional
community, on the health, safety & environmental issues relating
to healthcare wastes.
