Sustainable management measures for healthcare waste in China [PDF]
Waste Management, 2009 This paper discusses actions aimed at sustainable management of healthcare wastes (HCW) in China, taking into account the current national situation in this field, as well as the requirements deriving from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the WHO recommendations.
Yang, Chen +6 more
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Risk Perception of Healthcare Workers Regarding Polymer Medical Waste Management [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2023 Despite the relatively small amounts produced, medical waste is a significant issue for the government and the healthcare industry primarily because it poses threats to persons and the environment.
Jasneet Kaur, Sheela Upendra and Shital Barde
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Costs associated with the management of waste from healthcare facilities: an analysis at national and site level [PDF]
, 2017 Given rising spend on the provision of healthcare services, the sustainable management of waste from healthcare facilities is increasingly becoming a focus as a means of reducing public health risks and financial costs.
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Waste Management: A Narrative Review of Current Applications and Future Prospects [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesEffective waste management in healthcare is crucial to ensure patient safety, public health, and environmental sustainability. The escalating volume of medical waste requires innovative, efficient, and sustainable management strategies.
Nandini Nurhasmadiar +2 more
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Perceived risk and associated factors of healthcare waste in selected hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal.
PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundHealthcare waste management is the subject of a neglected issue in many developing countries. Health care facilities are facing a major challenge in handling healthcare wastes and reducing their potential risks to human health and the ...
Sulata Karki +2 more
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among domestic and healthcare waste handlers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. [PDF]
, 2016 Infection with the hepatitis B and C viruses may occur through contact with infected body fluids, including injury with infected sharps. Collectors of domestic or healthcare wastes are potentially exposed to these infections.
Cairncross, Sandy +6 more
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RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2023 Background: Population expansion and greater accessibility to healthcare have increased the production of medical waste. Along, it is a crucial concern of the government and the healthcare industry for the environment and public safety.
Sehreen Moorat +2 more
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Best Environmental Management Practice for the Waste Management Sector [PDF]
, 2018 The way communities generate and manage their waste plays an absolutely key role in their ability to use resources efficiently. While making European economy more resource efficient and circular requires a large spectrum of actions, a huge potential for ...
ANTONOPOULOS IOANNIS +3 more
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Development of healthcare waste management in Serbia and challenges in the improvement of the quality of healthcare services [PDF]
Tehnika, 2014 Proper Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) was introduced in the Republic of Serbia in 2007 with the support of the European Union. Since then, the amounts of waste treated, prior to landfill, have steadily increased and more and more healthcare ...
Jovanović Verica S. +6 more
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Healthcare wastes management practices by public health facilities in Oshimili-South LGA of Delta State, South-South Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The sustainable management of Healthcare waste has continued to generate increasing public interest due to the health problems associated with exposure of human beings to potentially hazardous wastes arising from healthcare.
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