Diseases threat looms as NICVD has no incinerator.

KARACHI -- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) is operating without inclinator while hospital administration was disposing off the medical waste unsafely and most of this waste is thrown away with municipal garbage, sources at NICVD told on Sunday. The practice is leading to the spread of deadly transmittable diseases including AIDS, hepatitis B and C among many people, especially Afghan scavengers. The hospital waste is...

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