Mayor of Amman Eng.Omar Al Maani assured that protecting the environment, providing medical protection and general safety, are the municipality first priority, considering it a primary element to protect life style.
Eng.Al Maani added during an opening a session " medical waste, reality, challenging, ambitious " which was held by GAM ,that the municipality is working in this field according to International Health Association criteria which stipulate on protecting a healthy and safety environment, assured a sustainable development , and achieving the environmental balance.
The Mayor also called all concerning authority to unite their efforts to work together to find solution for environmental challenges ,hoping that this session will find a real step towards comprehensive treatment for medical waste.
On his side the assistance of health affairs at GAM, Dr. Majed Shfagouj said that some hospitals refers to mix danger medical waste with other wastes, which result in dieses for the municipality cadre working in this field. Where as the director of the cleanness and environmental department Dr.Jehad Al Shwareb, pointed to the medical waste effect on Al Ghabawi landfill, that flow as a consequence of unawareness of the health problems from medical wastes.
Chief of the environmental and health follow-up department, geological Thaer Al Abbadi, presented the technology used to handle over the medical waste, like the sterilization disinfection separating waste from its source.