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Canada’s Labour Leaders Urge Premiers to Collaborate on a National Universal Pharmacare Plan

During the Council of the Federation meeting in Saint Andrews, N.B., labour leaders from across the country united to deliver a message to Canada’s Premiers – collaboration is critical.

“Canada’s Premiers will soon be asked to support a Pharmacare plan built on a simple principle – equal access. No matter where in Canada you live, you should be able to access the medications you require to live a healthy life,” said Chris Buckley, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).

Read more at globenewswire.com

Dr. Atul Gawande: Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture will tackle 3 types of healthcare waste

Atul Gawande, MD, a surgeon at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital who was named CEO of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase’s health company last week, said the corporation will take aim at healthcare intermediaries and attempt to tackle three types of waste prominent in the industry, Bloomberg reports.

The venture, which the companies announced in January, will seek to develop ways to improve care for the three companies’ more than 1 million employees who receive health insurance from their respective employers. If their efforts are successful, the companies will reportedly make those innovations freely available to other firms, according to the report.

Read more at beckershospitalreview.com

Medical Waste Management Market Analysis and Research Report 2018

Global Medical Waste Management Market will cross USD 29,644.80 million by 2025. It was valued at USD 19,690.00 million in 2017. The market is growing at a CAGR of 5.4% in the forecast period 2018 to 2025.

The major factors driving the growth of this market are rise in generation of healthcare waste, growing healthcare industry, importance of medical waste management, ecofriendly waste management procedures and growing government initiatives. On the other hand lack of awareness about health hazards and lack of skilled professionals for proper disposal may hinder the growth of the global medical waste management market.

Read more at sectorhealthcare.com

Innovative hazardous waste management system launched in South Africa

Healthcare institutions have a legal duty to ensure that their hazardous waste is managed responsibly.

As stipulated in the Proposed National Health Care Risk Waste Management Regulations (2018), the person in charge of a health establishment must ensure that health care waste is handled, collected, transported, removed, treated and disposed of in such a manner that it does not pose a risk to human health and the environment. To monitor for compliance, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) requires that waste generators keep detailed records on the waste management chain.

Read more at engineeringnews.co.za