– to commence mid-January next yearThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s US$1M-plus hydroclave waste disposal system which was expected to commence operation by November 1,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic, is now slated to be operational by mid-January next year, says the entity’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Khan.According to Khan,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store, the hospital recently purchased leggings from the Guyana Sugar Corporation and installed it on the machinery. GPHC is now waiting on a technical team from overseas to ensure it is ready before commencing operations.He stated that owing to the holiday season, GPHC decided that it is best to have the consulting team come to Guyana during mid-January. Khan asserted that this modern disposal system has the capacity to manage all waste from health facilities across the country.GPHC CEO Michael KhanCurrently infectious waste from GPHC and other health facilities, including private hospitals, is being dumped at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill located at Eccles,Cheap NFL Jerseys, 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 which is environmentally friendly.Though a price has not yet been set, 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 GPHC CEO stressed that after one month of the facility’s operation, a cost analysis will be conducted and a fee to attach to the service offered will be derived.This project is a collaboration between Government and the World Bank and falls under a 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, sterilize,Cheap Stitched MLB Jerseys, 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,Jerseys NFL China, regardless of its original waste content,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, the hydroclave processing style also serves to reduce the volume of waste to about 85 percent and in its final state is accepted as harmless.