Courtesy Hiru News

The Japanese government has provided projects worth $3.7 million to improve infectious disease waste management in Sri Lankan government hospitals. Under this initiative, 15 hospitals across all nine provinces will receive medical waste incinerators equipped with temperature control and exhaust gas treatment systems.

The Trincomalee General Hospital has already received the infectious waste management equipment. The project aims to strengthen the country’s infection prevention and control capacity by providing technical training on proper waste management and equipment operation.

Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata stated that a catheterisation laboratory is also expected to be established at the Trincomalee General Hospital within two years, which will further improve the quality of medical services in the Eastern Province and neighbouring areas.

“This project not only provides advanced facilities for infectious disease waste management but also strengthens the capacity of healthcare workers through training in Kaizen, 5S, and TQM methods,” Ambassador Isomata said.

The handover ceremony for the equipment at the Trincomalee General Hospital was attended by Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra, Trincomalee District Parliamentarian Roshan Akmeemana, and JICA Sri Lanka Office Chief Representative Kenji Kuronuma.