AYALA Corp. said that its hospitals and clinics group under Healthway Philippines Inc., and its pharmaceutical importation and distribution arms, IE Medica and MedEthix, has entered into a partnership with sister company AC Logistics’ unit Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) for the proper handling of waste.
“Having launched a successful partnership with Generika Drugstore in 2022, IWMI now handles all the medical waste management of the entire AC Health group through this newly signed agreement,” Ayala said in a statement.
“Leveraging IWMI’s expertise in hazardous and hospital waste management, Healthway Philippines and IE Medica and MedEthix have contracted their fellow Ayala business unit as its waste hauler across all its facilities, including its QualiMed hospitals and Healthway Multispecialty clinics, starting 2023,” it said.
Paolo Borromeo, president at Ayala’s umbrella organization for the health business – AC Health, said the partnership was formed as part of AC Health’s commitment to be more deliberate in its sustainability efforts, starting with proper handling of waste.
“This partnership with IWMI is only the first step in our efforts to champion sustainability throughout our entire healthcare network, and I am thrilled to be working with IWMI and AC Logistics in this endeavor,” he said.
IWMI, a subsidiary of AC Logistics, is one of the leading waste management companies in the Philippines, offering full waste management solutions — from transport, treatment, disposal, processing, and documentation, further specializing in managing hazardous, medical, and electronic wastes.
