Medical Waste and a Sustainable Future: New Solutions for a Cleaner Planet

First-year students of the General Medicine program (Kazakh, Russian, and English groups) held a joint event within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the guidance of Acting Associate Professor K.T. Kashaganova and Senior Lecturer G.Zh. Akanova.

🔹 During the event, students presented the classification of medical waste by hazard classes and demonstrated them visually.
🔹 A handmade container for collecting medical waste (such as gloves, shoe covers, syringes, etc.) was presented.
🔹 Students also proposed an innovative idea — creating a website for collecting used gloves after practical classes. On average, about 70–100 gloves are discarded weekly during their sessions, and future doctors emphasized the importance of ensuring their environmentally safe disposal.
🔹 As part of the discussion, international practices of medical waste management from developed countries were highlighted.

💡 This student initiative aims to foster ecological awareness and promote responsible approaches to medical waste disposal for a cleaner and more sustainable future.

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