Training Course on Bio-Medical Waste Management

Introduction

The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific is a unique inter-governmental organization providing development assistance under the “Planning Prosperity Together” motto and the concept of self-help where member countries provide assistance to one another in socio-economic development.

 

Over the years, contents of the Colombo Plan’s training programmes have been adjusted to respond to the needs of member countries in a fast changing economic environment. In the early years, the training programmes were more of a long-term nature whilst the current programmes are established to provide advance skills and experience sharing, aimed at arriving at the best practices in different fields of economic and social activities for effective policy making and governance.

Course Contents

1. Over view of Environmental Laws in India: Bio-Medical Waste Management and Handling Rules.
2. Generation, Segregation and Collection of Bio-Medical Waste.
3. Package, Storage, Transportation, Treatment Technologies and Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste.
4. Characterization of Waste as per World Health Organization (WHO).
5. Establishment of Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility.
6. Frame Work for Regional Bio-Medical Waste Management Planning.
7. Evaluation of Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility.
8. Bio-Medical Waste Management Training in Masses – World Bank Sponsored Program.
9. Bio-Medical Waste Management in Rural Small Units.
10. Bio -Medical Waste Minimization at Source.
11. Regional Bio-Medical Waste Management Planning.
12. Country Paper for Presentation (Existing Methods and Future Plan of Action).

 

Language

The whole training programme is conducted in English. National Focal points are kindly advised to nominate candidates with good command of English, both written and spoken.

Duration

This programme is scheduled from 1 – 13 October 2012. Participants should arrive in India one day earlier.

Invited Countries

Colombo Plan Developing Member countries.

Number of Participants

15 participants are from Colombo Plan developing member countries.

Admission Criteria

(ii) Nursing staff

(iv) Environmental Engineers/ Scientists who are involved in managing bio-medical waste/ regulating bio-medical waste management and also who wish to start common bio-medical waste treatment facility.

 

Fellowship

The scholarship award will cover:

Visa

Participants attending this programme need to obtain at least a 5 week visa. Participating governments are kindly requested to bear the cost of visa application for their participants.

Airport Transfer

Airport transfer will be provided by Ministry of External Affairs, India

Attire

Participants are required to dress appropriately during the course and the study visit.

Member Country Nominations

Each developing member country is requested to nominate, through the Colombo Plan National Focal Point up to two (2) candidates, one principle and one reserve, by completing the Colombo Plan Application Form and submission of a medical certificate. The duly accomplished nomination forms (two sets) should be forwarded by or before 24 August 2012, to the Colombo Plan Secretariat at the following address:

The Secretary-General

Colombo Plan Secretariat

No. 31, Wijerama Mawatha

Colombo 7, P.O. Box 596

Sri Lanka

Fax: 94 11 2684386

For more information contact:

Ms. Savini Sirikumara

Programme Officer- Programme for Public Administration and

Environment

Tel: 94 11 2684188 (Ext. 43)

Email: savini.sirikumara@colomboplan.org

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection of participants will be done by the Colombo Plan Secretariat (CPS) and the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI) in India. Successful candidates will be notified through their respective National Focal Points.