Social and political criticisms
In the presentation of a professor on the implementation of biohazard waste disposal standards in hospitals, it was noted that the violators are mostly government hospitals. One of the panelist, an MD, and who used to be a policy maker at DOH said that really DOH is in quandry as to whether it should supervise, penalize, and even close govt hospitals.
Is it a question of budget for the waste disposal? No. It is a political issue. DOH can not afford to close its own hospital because many people will get angry.
What is the solution. No answer.
So there is no hope, in so far as policy and regulation is concerned, for govt hospitals to be better?
