The City District Government Lahore’s Environment Protection Department has sent the cases of five hospitals and labs to the EPA legal branch for noncompliance of the Hospital Waste Management Rules, 2005.
EPD sources told APP on Thursday that while monitoring the hospitals, the department found out that the Najam Hospital, Khan Hospital, Agha Farooq Hospital, Zeenat Lab and the Al Razi Healthcare Centre in Iqbal Town were not following the Hospital Waste Management Rules. These institutes had been directed earlier to ensure compliance with the rules regarding the disposal of hospital waste.
Taking notice of the negligence, the EPD district officer sent their cases to the EPA legal branch for further proceedings.