Incinerators used in Humanitarian Causes

UNDP, UNOPS, Save the Children, ONUCI, USAID are some of the names that people have heard but have seldom got round to understanding the role they play in helping humanity.

UNOPS is an arm of the United Nations that aims to serve people in need with the help of various governments and other partners in project management, infrastructure and procurement. They act as facilitators and service providers in the areas of development, finances and programs,  peace keeping and humanitarian activities to various players including the United Nations, its other agencies and various governments both giving and receiving, NGOs and  the private industry. UNOPS provides value added services through efficient and cost effective work to its partners in various areas of development and growth.

UNDP`s mission is to end poverty, enable peace and prosperity and protect the planet.  UNDP is working towards development, disaster risk reduction and climate change.

USAID, the United States Agency for International Development is an independent agency of the United States Government and is responsible for providing civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a huge budget, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world, accounting for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in terms of money.

Save the Children was set up in the UK to improve the standards and lives of children through better education, health care and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. Save the Children International functions in more than 120 countries around the world.

ONUCI was established by the Security Council in 2004 to facilitate implementation of the peace agreement among the Ivorian parties. The Presidential election of 2010 resulted in a political crisis in Cote d`I voire and it was the job of ONUCI to protect civilians, support the government in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and promote human rights.

Why are we mentioning all these agencies which are involved in giving grants and aids, saving and protecting lives, the environment and the earth?

These agencies are doing a selfless job all over the world and merit special mention and appreciation for the humanitarian work they are doing tirelessly. It is the responsibility of every individual, citizen, corporate, government, NGO etc. to understand, appreciate and contribute to the noble cause these agencies promote.

We have been making a miniscule contribution to the causes of these agencies. We have a long and fruitful relationship with all of them.

It all started in Afghanistan, when an American representative of the USAID contractor stationed in Kabul contacted us about the need for several incinerators for disposing of medical waste, without which, it was causing a serious health risk. He had heard about Haat and could he visit one of our installations in the northern part of India? Yes, of course, we would be happy to help. We took him to a leading private hospital in Delhi to see for himself the incinerator that was installed many years back. He was quite pleased with his visit and did not need any further information. He went back to Kabul and placed an order through his organisation - Management Sciences for Health, Boston for 3 incinerators of our PD model. These machines were supplied in time and we were happy to depute one of our senior commissioning engineers to Afghanistan (more details here). He not only did his job but also trained the operators in 3 different locations and survived a week by eating fruits and bread, being a vegetarian! All this, while there was a war going on in that country!

We actually got an SOS from Save the Children located in Bhuj during the earthquake that took many lives. They were facing problem of spreading of infection among people who survived the earthquake but undergoing rehabilitation due to many injuries. They urgently wanted 7 incinerator systems to be despatched to different locations in the affected region of Gujarat. This project was manned by a Kenyan with whom we were happy to converse in Swahili. The incinerator units were made and despatched in a record time of 27 days!

The ONUCI chose Haat and ordered 2 incinerator systems for disposal of biomedical waste. The machines were supplied on time and our commissioning engineer went to this far off African country and completed his job, without being able to converse in French, which is the national language of Cote d`Ivoire!

It was then the turn of UNDP to order 9 ADR model incinerators, again for biomedical waste for the West African country of Chad and these were also made in a record time of 3 months.

We have been working with a UNOPS contractor for some time now and hope to be able to become a regular supplier of incinerator systems to them.

You will see from the above that incinerator manufacture not only involves design, imagination, engineering, using of metals, refractory, etc. but it also has a human side to it. We are very happy to be associated with these international agencies and wish to assure them of our continued co-operation and support in the future.