Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and other public and private hospitals and clinics in Rajshahi city are running without proper waste disposal facilities posing serious heath hazards to adjacent localities. The 530-bed RMCH, the biggest healthcare facility in the northern region, dumps its medical wastes in two open dustbins built
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Rajshahi hospitals, clinics lack proper waste management
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, the biggest healthcare facility in the north-region, and others public and private hospitals in the city bad lack in waste disposal facilities, exposing people to serious health hazards. The 530-bed Rajshahi Medical College Hospital dumps its garbage in two open brick-built dustbins, built on its premises, said patients and staff at ... Read more
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