Current practices of waste management in teaching hospitals and presence of incinerators in densely populated areas

Bibliographic Data

ID15369484
AuthorsSalma Khalid (0000-0002-8697-3457, Riphah International University, corresponding author), Najibul Haq (Riphah International University), Zia-ul-Ain Sabiha (Riphah International University), Abdul Latif (0000-0002-6490-5920, Riphah International University), Muhammad Amjad Khan (0000-0001-7238-1613, University of Peshawar), Javaid Iqbal (0000-0002-9729-7503, University of Peshawar), Nowsher Yousaf (University of Peshawar)
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages1340-1340
Publication date2021-07-07
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-11389-1
PMID34233645
OpenAlexW3135339017
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited35

Proper HWM practices are not being followed in the light of WHO guidelines. Hospital waste impose serious menace to healthcare workers and to nearby population. WHO issued documents for improving HWM practices but triggered no change in Pakistan. To improve the situation, insights in this context is need for enforcement of rules

Context (archaeology · Descriptive statistics · Economic growth · Enforcement · Environmental health · Geography · Hazardous waste · Health care · Incineration · Medical emergency · Population · Public health · Waste disposal · Waste management · Engineering · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Medicine · Nursing

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