On Monday, January 25, 2016 DHSA Hospital held a session in the Hospital Lecture hall for Hospital staff educating them on Hazardous Waste. The session was attended by Deputy Medical Director Dr. Mohammad Al-Sayd, in addition to Doctors, Nurses, Department Heads from the various departments, Administrative Staff members, and the housekeeping department members. Due to the importance of the session no department was left out.
The lecture was titled (Dealing with Hazardous Waste) and was based on the Ministry of Health’s national standards for handling and disposing of hazardous wastes. The main focus was educating employees and hospital staff members on hazardous waste management and the processes of eliminating the chance of the spread of infections or infectious diseases to ensure the safety of patients and staff.