Awareness of Shrushrutha Bio-Medical Wastage Management Society in Machenahalli- An Empirical Study

Abstract

Bio - Medical Wastage Management (BMWM) is the new jargon frequently used in the medical field and in Hospital Management. The present paper provides a platfonn to understand the awareness level, usage of wastages in the hospitals especially with Shrushrutha Bio-Medical Wastage Management Society, Hospitals, related Organisations and its social welfare to the society in Kamataka with special reference to Shivamogga city. The current stud_v focuses on the awareness levels of Bio-Medical Wastage Management in the Shrushrutha Bio-Medical Wastage Management Society in Machenahalli, Shivamogga Disrict. With the help of a structured questionnaire and personal interviews with the respondents in Machenahal/i, Shivamogga town, the analysis is made thereafter. The analysis, interpretation and evaluation is made by using suitable statistical tools and techniques in order to arrive a authenticate infonnation about the awareness level of BMWM and its public welfare measures in the present scenario. It concentrates on the new emerging challenges in the management of BMWM efficiently in the selected area in the study. Finally it makes an attempt to offer few suggestions to enhance its awareness and to provide maximum benefits to cope up with the existing challenges in the wake of severe competition and ultimately providing better sen•ice to help the people and the Shrushrutha BMWM Society to improve its perfonnance and to create more awareness about the BMWM in Shivamogga, Machenahalli.