A big quantity of hazardous materials like used disposable syringes, medical drips, empty urine or blood bags, needles, fluids and other hospital waste are carelessly dumped outside the main entrance gate of the hospital situated on the main M.A. Jinnah Road. The official said sanitary workers sort out some material for re-sell to junk dealers and then throw other material at the garbage dump outside the hospital.
On the other hand, sanitary worker of Karachi Municipal Corporation are also dumping the garbage of Allah-Wala Market outside the main gate of the hospital, causing grave inconvenience for visiting patients. Similarly, sanitary staff at the nearby Sobhraj Maternity Hospital also dump their hospital waste to a nearby garbage point instead of burning it safely. The officials of the health department and environment protection department have failed to check this dangerous trend of dumping the hospital waste and reusing the syringes of hospitals and clinics.
This is a serious threat for visiting patients, attendants, and doctors can suffer Hepatitis B and C due to the deleterious waste. Medical Superintendent, Sindh Services Hospital Karachi, Dr Khalid Shaikh, when contacted, said the hospital administration has already brought the issue to the notice of sectary local government department, requesting him for lifting the garbage on regular basis but to no avail so far.