Comments on: Resolving Global Medical Waste

By: Themba Moyo

Themba Moyo — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:51:33 +0000

Good Day

Seeing that you are doing such a stunning job on medical waste management,i would like to take this opportunity to invite you to come and share your views with people from Africa who are faced with challenges in dealing with Medical Waste at our Medical Waste Management Conference 2010 to be held is South Africa from 1st – 3rd December 2010.

For more information on participating,exhibiting and sponsoring please visit,www.medical-waste.co.za
Regards
Themba

By: Stephanie Jansky

Stephanie Jansky — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:53:52 +0000

MedShare International, medWish International and the other nonprofit organizations comprising the Med Surplus Network try to solve two social problems simultaneously – diverting lifesaving, usable medical supplies from the landfills and extending their life by sending them oversears as medical humanitarian aid. Michelle, I appreciate you writing this story and informing your readers about the good work being done by these organizations to save lives and save the environment.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:04:51 +0000

I am with you all. I cringe to think of how wasteful our society is in general. This really hit me hard when my daughter had to go to an urgent care center for stitches. The doctor pulled out a brand new set of sterile STAINLESS STEEL instruments for the procedure and when he was done, he was going to THROW THEM AWAY!! I asked if we could keep them and he said sure. They are perfectly good scissors and tweezers that my husband now uses for fishing trips! It is insane to think how many times those types of items are discarded – DAILY. What a sinful waste! There has got to be a way to reuse and redistribute these items. What happened to the days of sterilization? These items should be re-used for these simple procedures OR they should be made out of recycled material (hard plastic) and recycled properly.

By: Trey Granger

Trey Granger — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:07:54 +0000

It makes sense that medical waste would be one of the largest forms of waste, and also one of the most dangerous. Think about what happens if needles aren’t properly disposed.

By: 46legallRN

46legallRN — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:24:14 +0000

I join you in your concern about used medical supplies, ie., gloves, etc. I often have wondered what impact the use of gloves and other medical supplies has on the environment…where does medical waste go after being discarded? It is the one area in my line of work (I’m a hospital staff nurse) that makes me doubt that my efforts really make a difference…am I helping or am I hindering? What will the long-term impact be on the earth with my use of so many medical supplies to help one individual get through a crisis? Does anyone else sense this dilemma?

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By: Beej

Beej — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:32:52 +0000

This is a great organization, and I am glad they are able to do this.

But how does throwing out supplies cut costs for US hospitals? Wouldn’t ordering less cut costs?

Also, I want to know what happens to the used medical supplies. I work for a wellness company, and it makes my teeth itch to see how many used gloves get discarded. I know that it’s absolutely necessary to wear them, but I cringe when I watch them don a new pair for each patient because I know all of those gloves are piling up somewhere. What about THAT medical waste?

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