scholarly journals Scenario of Biomedical Waste Management during COVID-19 Pandemic in Delhi, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (06) ◽  
pp. 271-293
Author(s):  
Divyanshu Aneja ◽  
◽  
Anshul Rana ◽  
Anjali Kumari ◽  
Anunay A. Gour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Treatment Technologies

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant rise in the production of biomedical waste in India’s healthcare waste management system. Authorities in Delhi are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain and treat large volumes of biomedical waste as the volume of biomedical waste continues to rise. In addition to the COVID- 19-related biomedical waste to segregate and dispose of, a huge strain has been imposed on the healthcare management system. This research examines the current state of biomedical waste management in Delhi, India as well as the past and present state of biomedical waste generation in various hospitals of Delhi. In this study, the five private hospitals of Delhi have been taken and the data is taken from their websites respectively. The duration of Waste generation has been taken from the year 2016-2020 for each hospital which has been represented graphically. This paper also covers the quantification of biomedical waste of Delhi and India from June 2020 to December 2020, highlighting the comparative analysis of the top 5 States of India producing the largest amount of biomedical waste presented graphically. Apart from that, the study covers the current legal status of biomedical waste management in India (Latest Guidelines and Amendments in BMW Rules, 2016 by Central Pollution Control Board for managing COVID-19 based medical wastes) as well as various advances in treatment technologies for handling large amounts of COVID-19 BMW. The consequences of biomedical waste, which can pose a significant threat to both humans and the environment, have also been addressed. Similarly, various effective measures and the latest treatment technologies have been listed in the sense of proper waste management in a holistic manner toward a sustainable future. This research will help officials and other organizations ensure that there is no inefficiency in the system and that all activities are carried out efficiently.

Hazardous Private Healthcare Waste Management and Forecast of Medical Waste Generation

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 2048-2051
Author(s):  
Mihaela Debita ◽  
Carmina Musat ◽  
Elena Mereuta ◽  
Madalina Rus ◽  
Claudiu Mereuta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
System A ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste Management

The paper presents some considerations about medical waste management in private medical facilities which are considered to be small generators of such waste. The regulations are also applicable in these facilities and the management must develop strategic plans for minimizing the amount of medical waste. Some examples are revealed and a statistical analysis is conducted in order to reveal the efficiency of the medical waste management system. A forecast of hazardous medical waste is determined using the moving average method.

scholarly journals Healthcare Waste Management: A Case Study from Sudan

Environments ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hassan ◽  
Terry Tudor ◽  
Mentore Vaccari
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Suitable Treatment

Healthcare waste (HCW) represents a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. Among HCW categories, sharps waste is one of the most hazardous. Exposure to needle-stick injuries can lead to blood-borne pathogens, therefore HCW should be managed in an effective manner. The main aims of this study were to assess the current management of used needles and to suggest suitable recommendations for an improved and safer system for needle management in Khartoum, Sudan. The study showed that the management of both healthcare and home-generated HCW in Sudan is inefficient, as all wastes are mixed together and disposed of improperly, especially used needles. The study attributes this to many reasons, including lack of waste segregation at the source, lack of policies, failure of planning, inadequate training, lack of awareness of the hazardous nature of such kinds of waste, weak infrastructure, and a lack of suitable treatment technologies. The estimated average generated rate of HCW ranged from 0.38 to 0.87 kg/bed/day in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Such ineffective healthcare waste management HCWM, especially used needles, can put public health as well as the environment at risk, particularly waste workers, thus urgent action needs to be taken by all involved parties and at all levels.

Proposal of indicators for healthcare waste management: Case of a Brazilian public institution

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 934-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Cristina Lima Barbosa ◽  
Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Infectious Waste ◽  
Service Environments ◽  
Group B

Healthcare waste (HCW) management represents a big challenge for managers around the world. Segregation is a fundamental action to allow the risk management inherent to each type of wastes. HCW indicators may favour the understanding of the waste management system status. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the HCW indicators applied in a Brazilian public institution, seeking to improve the management system and suggesting methods of applying this tool as an alternative of continuous improvement to the management process. Wastes were weighed every trimester for seven consecutive days, between of 2012 to 2017. The data represent daily, monthly and quarterly averages of the waste generated. Group B (chemical) and Group E (sharps) indicators had statistical non-significant data, suggesting very distant results from the stipulated goal. The generation rate was 355.3–500.7 kg.day−1 including all types of waste. Considering the approximate values of the non-infected wastes, which may be discarded in a landfill, the percentage represents about 75% of all HCW generated. The other 25% need to be treated at cost of $US0.76kg−1. An effectively dangerous portion of the infectious waste would be approximately 6%. Failures in segregation could represent, in addition to the health risks, unnecessary expenses of the generating establishments. HCW indicators have good potential to provide adequate risk management in health service environments.

Effects of an incinerator project on a healthcare-waste management system

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (10_suppl) ◽  
pp. S91-S96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patthanasak Khammaneechan ◽  
Kamolnetr Okanurak ◽  
Pornchai Sithisarankul ◽  
Kraichat Tantrakarnapa ◽  
Poonsup Norramit
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management

Management of healthcare waste in circumstances of limited resources: a case study in the hospitals of Nablus city, Palestine

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issam A. Al-Khatib ◽  
Yousef S. Al-Qaroot ◽  
Mohammad S. Ali-Shtayeh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Generation Rate ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Waste Generation Rate

The objectives of this study were the assessment of healthcare waste management and the characterization of healthcare waste material generated in the hospitals in Nablus city, Palestine, and furthermore, to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B among the cleaning personnel working in these hospitals. The medical waste generation rate in kg per bed per day was between 0.59 and 0.93 kg bed— 1 day—1. The waste generation rate in the healthcare facilities of Nablus city hospitals was similar to some other developing countries; however, the percentage of medical wastes in the total waste stream was comparatively high. The density of medical waste at the four hospitals studied ranged between 144.9 and 188.4 kg m— 3 with a mean value of 166.7 kg m—3. The waste segregation and handling practices were very poor. Other alternatives for waste treatment rather than incineration such as a locally made autoclave integrated with a shredder should be evaluated and implemented. The system of healthcare waste management in Nablus city is in need of immediate improvement and attention. Formulating rules and guidelines for medical waste and developing strategies for overcoming the obstacles related to waste management should be considered as an urgent matter.

scholarly journals Application of healthcare waste indicators for assessing infectious waste management in Bolivia

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-18
Author(s):  
Navarro Ferronato ◽  
Marco Ragazzi ◽  
Marisol Secundina Torrez Elias ◽  
Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo ◽  
Edith Gabriela Guisbert Lizarazu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Management System ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management

In the developing world, healthcare waste management is a human health and environmental burden that should be solved for improving sustainability. Solutions should be introduced in the short term, concerning management, planning, financial assistance and expertise. The paper introduces an indicator set for assessing healthcare waste management in developing cities, implemented in La Paz (Bolivia) as a case study. The objective is to suggest an integrated management tool as a first assessment technique to identify the prevailing problems with a healthcare waste management system. Results suggest that, in La Paz, the application of such indicators is useful for evaluating which priorities should be addressed for improving the healthcare waste management system. The tool was applied for introducing a study necessary for the application of new management plans, especially concerning healthcare waste treatment. The method can be replicated in other contexts worldwide, with a focus on the developing world, for comparing cities, management solutions and improvements carried out along the years. The approach is of interest for boosting sustainability and human health, improving the awareness of the actors and policy-makers involved in waste management.

scholarly journals Research on Optimization of Healthcare Waste Management System Based on Green Governance Principle in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5316
Author(s):  
Ziyuan Liu ◽  
Tianle Liu ◽  
Xingdong Liu ◽  
Aijing Wei ◽  
Xiaoxue Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Management System ◽  
Digital Simulation ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Green Governance ◽  
Waste Transfer

At present, strategies for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic have made significant and strategic strides; however, and the large quantities of healthcare treatment waste have become another important “battlefield”. For example, in Wuhan, the production rate of healthcare waste in hospitals, communities, temporary storage, and other units was much faster than the disposal rate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Improving the efficiency of healthcare waste transfer and treatment has become an important task for government health and environmental protection departments at all levels. Based on the situation of healthcare waste disposal in Wuhan during the critical period of the pandemic, this paper analyzes and studies green governance principles and summarizes the problems that exist in the current healthcare waste management system. Through the establishment of temporary storage facilities along transit routes, digital simulation and bionic experiments were carried out in the Hongshan District of Wuhan to improve the efficiency of healthcare waste transfer. Furthermore, this study discusses the coordination and cooperation of government, hospitals, communities, and other departments in the healthcare waste disposal process and provides guiding suggestions for healthcare waste disposal nationwide in order to deal with potential risks and provide effective references in all regions.

scholarly journals Healthcare Waste Management: The Current Issue in Menellik II Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desta Debalkie ◽  
Abera Kumie
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management

Healthcare wastes generated in Hospitals from medical activities have not given sufficient attention. In developing countries, healthcare wastes are still handled and disposed indiscriminately creating an immense threat to the public health and the environment. This situation is much worse in Ethiopia where there is paucity of convincing evidence about healthcare waste generation rate and management system. A crossectional study was conducted in Menellik II hospital to evaluate the healthcare waste management system. Primary data on the healthcare waste management system was collected using observational checklist. Key informant interview guide was also employed on 11 selected informants to assess waste management practice and analyzed by thematic framework. The results revealed that there was no segregation of healthcare waste by type at the point of generation and disinfection of infectious waste before disposal. The main HCW treatment and disposal mechanism was incineration using low temperature, single chamber incinerator; open burning; burring in to amputation pit and open dumping on municipal dumping site as well as on the hospital back yard. Furthermore, there was negligence, attitudinal problem and low level of awareness about safe healthcare waste management. To diminish the risk of healthcare waste on public health and environment, a cost effective interventions include providing better medical waste management facilities, adherence to national regulatory and rising awareness of all concerned need to adopt in the hospital.

scholarly journals Awareness and practices of biomedical waste management in government health care facilities in Kamrup District, Assam

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2684
Author(s):  
Jutika Ojah ◽  
Rakesh Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste Management ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Study Population ◽  
One Year

Background: Biomedical waste (BMW) is waste generated in the course of healthcare activities. It is a matter of serious concern to health and environment agencies. Objectives of the study was to assess awareness and practice of healthcare personnels regarding biomedical waste management (BMWM) in government healthcare facilities (HCF) in Kamrup district and to assess training given to healthcare workers involved in BMWM.Methods: The present study was undertaken in 109 HCF in Kamrup District, Assam. The study duration was for one year and the study population included were healthcare workers (HCW) with the help of a pretested interview schedule to elicit the knowledge of BMW management. An observatory checklist was also used to find out the practices.Results: About one-fourth of 218 respondents belonged to age group 26-30 years. Half of the respondents were nurses, 17.9% were doctors, 12.8% were pharmacists and 8.3% were waste handlers. Majority (78.4%) were aware of BMWM rules. Awareness on  hazardness of healthcare waste, segregation of waste, maximum storage time of hospital waste, awareness about availability of  training on healthcare waste management were found to be more among the doctors (84.6%, 79.4%, 56.4%, 82.1% respectively) and less among waste handlers (44.4%, 33.3%, 38.9%, 44.4% respectively). Only 40.8% were trained. The practice of disposing BMW in specified colour coded containers were done by 56.4% HCW. Out of 18 waste handlers, only 16.7% had the practice of wearing all the personal protective equipments (PPE) while handling BMW. All total 59.6% HCW had been vaccinated against Hepatitis B.Tetanus vaccination was taken by 77.5% HCW.Conclusions: Sensitization and training in accredited centres for HCW should be done regularly to develop awareness and motivation. Continuous monitoring and inspection of HCF need to be done.

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