Policy and practical issues in transferring infectious waste management authorities to Local Administrative Organization. during the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic Lamphun Province

Abstract

The objectives of research on policy and practical issues in transferring infectious waste management authorities to local administrative organizations were to investigate the following: 1) To study model of management of infectious waste in administrative organizations. 2) To study policy and practical constraints in transferring infectious waste management authority to local administrative organizations during the 2019-coronavirus epidemic, Lamphun Province; and 3) To determine recommendations for infectious waste management for stakeholder.

The research result found that: Infectious waste management of the local administrative organization, Lamphun Province. Local government organization which must issue an ordinance on Infectious waste management to be used as a policy tool by local government organizations that have ordinances on the Management of infectious waste is Muang-Nga Subdistrict Municipality. Ton Thong Subdistrict Municipality, Ban Klang Subdistrict Municipality, Makhue-Chae Subdistrict Municipality, and Thung Hua Chang Subdistrict Municipality, all places set a license fee of 10,000 baht, Excluding Moung-Nga Subdistrict Municipality has set a license fee of 1,000 baht, No restrictions were found in the policy. However, there were limitations at the operational level in the local government organization. There was also a misunderstanding in the scope of the transfer of power of the local government organization. Ministry of Public Health to the Ministry of Interior Much local government organizations are understanding that a cooperation agreement in the management of infectious waste between local government organizations cannot be done. From the facts, according to the Ministry of Interior's Notification on Solid Waste Management, Science 2560, empowers local administrative organizations to manage solid waste together. This is an issue that stakeholders must convey the facts of this policy to operators for a correct and consistent understanding.