Latest update April 29th, 2026 12:08 AM
GPHC hosts major Healthcare Waste Management Workshop
As a precursor to the installation of a modern Hydroclave Waste Sterilization System at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) the medical institution is set to conduct a Biomedical Waste Treatment Workshop, on Tuesday, to further sensitize and educate stakeholders on all aspects of this Technologically Advanced System.
Once the facility is installed it will be used as the focal point for healthcare facilities in Georgetown and its environs. Among the workshop’s aims it will foster an improvement in healthcare waste management practices at all the facilities.
This event is intended to target the widest range of Policy makers, Professionals and Managers of healthcare waste at facilities in Regions 3 and 4.
The presenters for this one-day workshop will include highly qualified Medical, Environmental and Waste Management Professionals and will take the form of a highly concentrated healthcare waste management training session.
The subjects to be presented will include overview of Healthcare Waste Management at GPHC, Health Impacts of Healthcare Waste, and Operations of the New Healthcare Waste Management System in Georgetown and Environs, Occupational Safety & Health Aspects of Healthcare Waste Management, Healthcare Waste Management Treatment/Disposal Technologies and Cost recovery and harmonization.
The program will allow for interaction among participants and presenters, and provide examination of waste management practices at the various facilities.
The workshop will culminate with an on-site visit to the Hydroclave Treatment Facility at GPHC where participants will be exposed to this modern technology. The workshop will be conducted from 08:00hrs at the Regency Hotel / Suites, Hadfield Street in Georgetown.
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