Isolation hospital, Mtapa clinic operating without incinerator

Children dancing at a function held at Mtapa Clinic

Gweru’s Mtapa Clinic and Isolation Hospital are operating without incinerators resulting in the dumping of clinical waste in open spaces, according to a report by the city’s health department.

An incinerator is a furnace used for burning waste.

The department called for the inclusion of incinerators in the 2015 budget to ensure proper waste management at the two health institutions.

“There is need to repair the ceiling at Mtapa Clinic and an incinerator,” the report noted.

Isolation Hospital, next to Ascot Stadium

“The city’s abattoir needs to be renovated and an incinerator at the Isolation Hospital as well. All these needs should be included in the 2015 budget.”

The report also highlighted that garbage collection was compromised because of a shortage of refuse trucks.

Using an incinerator to burn bio-medical waste

Gweru has lately been an eyesore due to uncollected garbage, especially around the Kudzanai bus terminus.

“The 2015 budget should accommodate the purchase of two more refuse trucks and skip bins that would see the refuse collection improving,” the report further noted.- SOUTHERN EYE