Hospitals in Kathmandu fined for not carrying out autoclaving of used syringe needles

The environment department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has fined three private hospitals for mixing hospital waste with household garbage.

Some private hospitals in Kathmandu Valley have not even been carrying out autoclaving of used syringe needles and hazardous medical wastes, a random inspection by the environment department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City shows.