Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
The Government of the Union of Myanmar
formed the National Commission for
Environmental Affairs (NCEA) in February
1990. The NCEA was established to act as a
focal point and coordinating body for
environmental affairs and to promote
environmentally sound and sustainable
development.
Waste collection and disposal in Myanmar has
been the responsibility of local municipal
authorities, without any private sector
involvement. In Yangon (lower Myanmar) and
Mandalay (upper Myanmar), autonomous
City Development Committees and their
Pollution Control and Cleansing Departments
(PCCDs) with a network of branches and subunits
are tasked with solid waste management
within their municipal areas. In other parts of
the country, Township Development
Committees under the Department for
Development Affairs (DDA), Ministry of
Progress of Border Area Development and
National Races and Development Affairs
(MPBND), manage municipal waste collection
and disposal. Figure below shows the
institutional setup governing healthcare waste
in Myanmar.
Institutional Setup Governing Healthcare Waste Management
Department for
Development Affairs
City Development
Committees
Township Development
Committees
Pollution Control and
Cleansing Department
CHAPTER 3_COUNTRY ANALYSIS
POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
Environmental management in Myanmar is
largely sectoral with policies and regulations
being formulated and administered by the
concerned ministries and departments. At
present, there are 58 legal instruments in
Myanmar that can be considered to address
environmental issues. However, some of them
were enacted before independence and were
prevention-oriented with less emphasis on
conservation and sustainable use. But, the
more recent policies and laws enacted by a
number of ministries constitute many
elements or provisions that are directly related
to environmental conservation and protection.
These laws and regulations call for prohibition
and prevention of environmental degradation.
The National Commission for Environmental
Affairs is the main institution in Myanmar
with the responsibility for the overall
environmental management in the country.
The Government gives
priority to conserving the
environment and preventing
its degradation. The
National Environment
Policy of Myanmar was
adopted in December 1994.
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