Title:	Private Sector Hospital Waste Management Programme
Author(s):	Sipra, N. & Batool, F.
University:	Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan (LUMS)
Abstract:	In October 1998, Dr Fuad Hameed Rai joined the Private Sector Hospital Waste Management Programme (PSHWMP) initiated by Shalamar Hospital as Training Manager. The hospital had recently launched the PSHWMP in collaboration with the Dutch government and Pro-Plan Associates, Karachi in an attempt to address the issue of improper disposal of hospital waste in a majority of the hospitals in Lahore. The improper disposal of hospital waste posed a serious threat to the environment and was increasing the spread of infectious diseases in the city. Under the project, two incinerators had been acquired and installed at Shalamar Hospital and United Christian Hospital. In 2002, when the project reached the Extension Phase, 50 hospitals were members of the PSHWMP. However, Dr Fuad felt that the incinerators were still under-utilized. He had to devise a strategy to convince hospitals to join the programme as members.
Available In:	LUMS Case Research Centre Collection/LUMS-SEDC
Publisher:	LUMS
Publisher Case No:	04-2357-2007-1
Distributor(s):	LUMS
ISBN:	978 019 547657 6
Pub/Rev Date:	2007
Case Length:	22 pgs
Teaching Note:	No
Pub TN Ref No:	-
Pages (TN):	-
Subjects:	Marketing and Advocacy
Issues:	Managing NGOs (Marketing and Advocacy/Health)
Country:	Pakistan
Period Covered:	2002
Industry:	Non-Profit; Health
Level:	Postgraduate
Organization(s):	Shalamar Hospital, Pakistan
Links of Interest:	http://www.shalamarhospital.org.pk/wastemanagement.php