scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE UNITS IN DISTRICT FAISALABAD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Naila Azeem ◽  
Ch. Arslan ◽  
Dr. Haroon Rashid ◽  
Asma Sattar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Improvement Strategies ◽  
Waste Management Practices

scholarly journals Hospital waste management in developing countries: A mini review

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Ali ◽  
Wenping Wang ◽  
Nawaz Chaudhry ◽  
Yong Geng
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Safe Management ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Health care activities can generate different kinds of hazardous wastes. Mismanagement of these wastes can result in environmental and occupational health risks. Developing countries are resource-constrained when it comes to safe management of hospital wastes. This study summarizes the main issues faced in hospital waste management in developing countries. A review of the existing literature suggests that regulations and legislations focusing on hospital waste management are recent accomplishments in many of these countries. Implementation of these rules varies from one hospital to another. Moreover, wide variations exist in waste generation rates within as well as across these countries. This is mainly attributable to a lack of an agreement on the definitions and the methodology among the researchers to measure such wastes. Furthermore, hospitals in these countries suffer from poor waste segregation, collection, storage, transportation and disposal practices, which can lead to occupational and environmental risks. Knowledge and awareness regarding proper waste management remain low in the absence of training for hospital staff. Moreover, hospital sanitary workers, and scavengers, operate without the provision of safety equipment or immunization. Unsegregated waste is illegally recycled, leading to further safety risks. Overall, hospital waste management in developing countries faces several challenges. Sustainable waste management practices can go a long way in reducing the harmful effects of hospital wastes.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Waste Management Practices of Health Care Units: A Graph Theoretic and Matrix

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4781-4786
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Graph Theory ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Graph Theoretic ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Health Care Waste

The present research has used Graph Theory Matrix and Approach (GTMA) to evaluate Health Care Waste Management(HCWM) index. This index will be an indication of the degree of effectiveness of HCWM practices in the HCU’s. Responses collected through a questionnaire based survey was used to develop a GTMA model to evaluate Waste management Index(WMI). A frame work also has been proposed to calculate theoretical best and worst value of WMI. The WMI of any HCU could be compared with theoretical best and worst values of WMI to check its closeness to these values. If the WMI value of any organization is closer to best value in comparison to the worst value then it could be inferred that the HCU is doing good in managing its waste. The WMI value would help HCUs in identifying the weaker areas of HCWM practices of their organization.

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