The Minister, Franklin Vergara, said the project began in the integrated San Miguel Arcángel hospital, where start-of-the-art equipment is treating waste such as syringes and needles, producing sterilized outputs.

Vergara pointed out that the project only refers to hospital trash, not general refuse and that the members of the committee, professionals in environmental health, are there to ensure that appropriate waste management standards are met.

Source: Ministery Health (Panama)

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