St Joseph’s Hospital Kitgum is recognized by Kitgum District to be a centre of excellence in waste management. The Hospital is a learning site for other health facilities under UCMB network for Quality waste management. It has functioning Ecosan and Composite Toilets system connected to the sewa line to pre-treatment and wetland. The feacal matter are generated into manure which are packed and sold to the farmers. This system was supported by Horizon3000/DKA. The Hospital also has a functioning insunarator for management of medical waste. Medical wastes are sorted and segregated from different department and taken for insunuration. Domestic waste are disposed in a confined area and weekly taken for decomposition in the Distriict Public place. Waste water are channelled from different points to the Sewa line and directed to the pre-treatment unit and then to the wetland where it is filtered and and pumped back for reuse in the hospital.(Watering Flowers and plants on the compound)
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