medical waste management Articles
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Medical waste management practices in southern Jordan
The purpose of this work was to study medical waste practices in southern Jordan. Five major hospitals in that area were used to conduct this study. It involved distributing a modified version of the questionnaire that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO). The surveyed hospitals had total number of beds ranging from 72 to 131 beds, while the average amount of medical waste generated ...
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An overview of approaches towards improving in-house Medical Waste Management in Bangladesh: a pilot research
BRAC Bangladesh undertook a pilot project on improving in-house Medical Waste Management (MWM). The project was designed to build awareness among hospital staff and initiate action programs to streamline the existing waste management systems. Project steps were baseline survey, manual development, training, implementation and follow up, and finalisation of the manual. The project was implemented ...
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Why is Medical Waste Management So Important?
The term “medical waste” refers to hazardous material generated from healthcare activities. It needs to be carefully managed to prevent it from posing a threat to public health and/or the environment. This means that any business, organisation, or individual involved with delivering healthcare needs to take medical waste management very seriously. To explain further, Sarah Vernau, ...
By Flame UK
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Assessment of medical wastes management protocols in Jordanian healthcare institutions
Successful and effective medical waste management strategy requires adopting clear and distinct protocols that will guarantee the appropriate and correct execution of this strategy. This study presents the results of a survey that has been conducted among the nursing staff working in different Jordanian hospitals in the northern, middle and southern parts of Jordan. The survey contained questions ...
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Spearheading Medical Waste Management in Indonesia
In a country where over 10% live under the poverty line, having effective medical waste management solutions in place can be tricky and ultimately expensive. In Indonesia, many medical facilities do not have access to on-site waste disposal and recently some Government backed initiatives have commissioned large facilities for collecting and disposing of large volumes of medical waste safely. ...
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Spearheading Medical Waste Management in Indonesia
In a country where over 10% live under the poverty line, having effective medical waste management solutions in place can be tricky and ultimately expensive. In Indonesia, many medical facilities do not have access to on-site waste disposal and recently some Government backed initiatives have commissioned large facilities for collecting and disposing of large volumes of medical waste safely. When ...
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Medical waste management in private hospitals in Kuwait
Hospitals generate and reject material regularly, and improper management of these wastes leads to public health hazards and environmental pollution. The survey presented in this article was carried out in two major private hospitals, namely, Al-Hadi and Al-Salam Hospitals, to determine quantities of different kinds of waste produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off. ...
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An assessment of medical waste management in health institutions in Yenagoa, South-South, Nigeria
This study focuses on waste management practices of health institutions in Yenegoa, Nigeria, where rapid urbanisation, poor infrastructure and risk awareness has created a major waste management challenge. Sixty percent of health institutions in the city were studied and it was revealed that standard practice is not followed in the handling and management of biomedical wastes. About 2,000,000 kg ...
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Medical Waste and it’s potential hazards
A review of medical waste management systems was performed to understand (a) the various handling and disposal procedures in different countries, ( b) the knowledge and awareness of individuals involved in medical waste generation, handling and disposal, and (c) the potential impacts of the waste stream on both human health and the natural environment. The purpose of the study is to provide ...
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Review on hospital wastes Al Baha University KSA
Medical waste management is of a great importance due to its potential impact to environment and consequently to human health. In the recent years, many efforts have been made by environmental regulatory agencies and waste generators to better managing the wastes from healthcare facilities. In the past, medical waste was often mixed with municipal solid waste and disposed in residential waste ...
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Trade sustainability impact assessment on the environmental goods agreement - Case Study
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 24 January 2014 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the EU, together with 13 other WTO members pledged to launch negotiations to liberalise global trade in environmental goods (EGs). The negotiations are employing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) list of environmental goods as a starting point with the intent of expanding it to liberalise a "broad range of ...
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Spearheading Medical Waste Management in Indonesia - Case Study
Location: Indonesia, SE Asia Client: Private Waste Management Company Waste Type: Medical Waste & Bio-hazards Incinerator Supplied: i8-700 with Autoloader Model In a country where over 10% live under the poverty line, having effective waste management solutions in place can be tricky and ultimately expensive. In Indonesia, many medical facilities do not have access to on-site waste ...
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Medical Waste: Turn Your Problem Into Opportunity
Looking for a medical waste solution that will actually solve your medical waste problem and increase your net savings? You came to the right place. This report is particularly intended for small to medium hospitals, rural and remote hospitals, tourism hospitals, and mobile hospitals. It is also targeted to health-care facility and hospital managers, operators and leaders in establishments ...
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Medical Waste Management Facility Isle of Man – Addfield C1000 - Case Study
Offsetting environmental and biosecurity issues whilst providing cost benefits by managing waste on the island. In 2006, Addfield-Techtrol installed a 1000kg per hour medical waste treatment plant on the Isle of Man, UK. The plant was integrated into the existing municipal waste site and conceived to manage a wide variety of hazardous waste streams that included clinical waste, animals, and ...
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Managing medical waste technology: how US hospitals adapted to change
A total of 78 US hospitals responded to a survey in a nation-wide sample for the purpose of analysing their medical waste technology management practices under changing laws and regulations in the early 1990s. Findings show that 77% of these hospitals implemented changes in one or more of their operations in storage, treatment, handling, transport and disposal of medical waste and staff ...
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Review on hospital wastes and its possible treatments
Medical waste management is of a great importance due to its potential impact to environment and consequently to human health. In the recent years, many efforts have been made by environmental regulatory agencies and waste generators to better managing the wastes from healthcare facilities. In the past, medical waste was often mixed with municipal solid waste and disposed in residential waste ...
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Medical and Hazardous Waste Management - case study
Waste stream regulatory and policy analysis Nationwide The Summary Our years of environmental regulatory knowledge and solid waste management expertise provide an understanding of state vs. federal requirement in the handling and disposal of medical and other hazardous waste. The Client A leading hazardous waste collection and disposal company The Rundown Compared individual ...
By AlterEcho
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Healthcare waste management in Greece: A detailed review
In a brief overview, healthcare related trouble areas in Greece are commonly linked to a variety of factors, waste not being one of them. Waste originating from healthcare facilities, often described as healthcare waste, requires a tentative and particular management, so as to ensure environmental and health protection. Healthcare waste management in Greece is generally considered to be ...
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Supporting un Peace Missions in Darfur and Sudan
As the UN works to protect civilians in areas of conflict around the globe, it seeks reliable and robust solutions to countless challenges. The safe management of medical, hazardous and municipal waste in war-torn areas is therefore crucial. The international organisation has turned to Inciner8 to install and maintain incinerators at two key missions. This will help to eradicate the potential ...
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Rapid assessment of occupational health and safety measures for personnel handling healthcare waste in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Proper healthcare waste (HCW) management practices and precautions are crucial to avoid occupational and environmental health problems amongst healthcare workers. This study aims to assess the occupational health and safety of healthcare workers involved in medical waste handling in two hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. This study was cross–sectional in design, and a simple random sampling ...
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