A delegation from JICA follows Latest developments in the medical waste treatment unit

The Executive Director of the Joint Services Council for solid waste management in the governorates of Khan Younis, Rafah and Middle Area, received a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), consisting of Mr. Takaka Morata, Ms. Chiba Nariko, Eng. Saher Younes, Eng. Reem Abu Kamil, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Where they discussed the latest developments concerning the rehabilitation of the medical waste treatment device, and discuss the plans of operation of the device after the completion of rehabilitation.

During his field trip, the delegation inspected the building of the Medical Waste Treatment Unit of the Council which is located in the Khan Younis Transfer station. He also reviewed the process of rehabilitating the autoclave for the treatment of medical waste.

The project is part of the project to establish a medical waste management program in the Gaza Strip funded by the Japanese government. The Council has been managing and operating the medical waste treatment unit since August 2018. Medical waste is collected from a number of the first health care centers of the Ministry of Health, Khan Younis, Rafah and Middle Area governorates, as well as waste from the central labs and dialysis units at Al-Shifa Hospital.