scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Waste Management in Pharmacies at the Primary Level of Health Care in Serbia - Situation Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Manojlović ◽  
Verica Jovanović ◽  
Andrijana Milošević Georgiev ◽  
Jan Gerrit Tesink ◽  
Tanja Arsić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

scholarly journals Review: Medical Waste Management for Covid19

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1si) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Hendri Sutrisno ◽  
Fitriana Meilasari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Toxic Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Chemical Waste ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Infectious Waste

Introduction: Medical waste generation during the Covid19 pandemic increased by around 30%. Sources of medical waste generation are health care activities. If medical waste is not appropriately managed, it can pollute the environment and disturb health. The purpose of the review is to identify the potential of medical waste in health-care facilities in Indonesia when the Covid19 pandemic and to review medical waste management in Indonesia. The analysis uses a systematic literature review. Discussion: The potential of medical waste during the Covid19 epidemic is infectious waste (PPE wastes), sharps waste (syringes), chemical waste (expired medicines), and pharmaceutical waste (the used alcohol bottles when rapid tests). The hazardous waste management system refers to Government Regulation No. 101 year 2014 about Management of Hazardous and Toxic Waste and and Regulation of Minister of Environment and Forestry of Republic Indonesia No. P.56/MenlhkSetjen/2015 about Procedures and Technical Requirements for Waste Management Hazardous and Toxic From the Health Service Facilities. Infectious waste, sharps waste, chemical waste, and pharmaceutical waste are destroyed with incinerators. Syringe residues were damaged with a needle shredder. Residue and incineration ashes are processed using solidification. If the heavy metal content under the quality standards, then the waste can be landfill. Conclusion: The potential of medical waste during the Covid19 pandemic is infectious waste, sharps waste, chemical waste, and pharmaceutical waste. Medical waste generated must be appropriately managed. Proper medical waste management can prevent environmental pollution and the spread of disease. One of the processing of potential medical waste is incineration. The incineration system produces residue and ash waste that must further be handled so that it does not pollute the environment and disturb health.

scholarly journals Situation analysis of the biomedical waste management in primary health care units of Ismailia district, Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Nesreen F Mohamed ◽  
Sobhy A Sobhy ◽  
Abeer E Mohamed ◽  
Rasha M Farghaly ◽  
Mostafa AF Abbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Primary Health

Integration of Ayurvedic Medicine in Public Health Delivery System at primary level for UHC - An Evidence Based Study.

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayeesa Zainab ◽  
Karthika P. ◽  
Irfanahemad A. S. ◽  
Gulappa M.D.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Health Delivery ◽  
Ayurvedic Drugs ◽  
Choice Of Treatment ◽  
Health Delivery System ◽  
National Programs

Background: In developing country like India it is very difficult for people of low socio-economic status to get access to healthcare and in case they seek healthcare, cost of medicines becomes major reason for out of pocket expenditure, as all the medicines are not available in PHC. Objective: To collate Ayurvedic medicine with Allopathic medicine to provide choice of treatment to patient in view of UHC. Methods: A literature review on Ayurvedic drugs (single drug and formulations) was done after prioritizing the diseases for our study based on National programs and other frequently seen diseases in Primary healthcare (PHC). Evidence was collected in two ways, first by pure Ayurvedic evidence based on Samhitas and second was based on modern techniques and then tabulated. Results: Ayurvedic drug list for Primary Health Care was formulated based on available modern as well as Classical evidence and tabulated in the form of a table. Conclusion: Ayurvedic drugs can be integrated in PHC to provide universal health care at primary level.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Workers in Sulaimani Health Facilities in Relation to Medical Waste Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Sarko Masood Mohammed ◽  
Nasih Othman ◽  
Ali Hattem Hussein ◽  
Kamal Jalal Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Total Knowledge Score ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Medical waste management is of crucial importance in health care facilities (HCF). In the present study, we assessed the knowledge, attitude and practices of medical waste management in an HCF of Sulaimani city, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Using a self-administered questionnaire, we collected information on waste management practices from health care professionals (HCP) in 14 public and private hospitals and 10 primary health care centers of the city. Based on answers, total knowledge score on a 10-point scale was established. A total of 406 HCPs (of those, 261 women), average age 37.3 (SD ± 9.4) years participated. Just 20.3% have been trained on medical waste management. The total knowledge score ranged from 0 to 9 with a mean of 4.7 (SD ± 1.8).  Factors which were significantly associated with the better knowledge score was male gender, having a high educational degree, being trained in waste management and has been in service for more than 5 years. 68% of HCPs followed the color coding system, 91% always/frequently disposed used sharps/needles to safety boxes, 79% always or frequently recapped needles, 49% reported experiencing at least one needle prick injury during their work but only 37% of them had reported the injury to a supervisor and only 4% of those injured had filled an injury form. There is a low average level of knowledge and the unsafe risky practices are quite prevalent in HCFs. Provision of appropriate training on dealing with medical waste is essential to promote safe practices among HCFs.

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Waste Management An Overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Kadam ◽  
Shitalkumar Patil ◽  
Sachin Patil ◽  
Anil Tumkur
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Waste

scholarly journals A study to assess the clean hospital initiative and quality of health services using kayakalp tool in a first referral unit, of Khordha district of Odisha, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayadhar Panda ◽  
Sikata Nanda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Care Providers

Background: As a part of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” campaign, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India had launched “Kayakalp” in 2015, an initiative to promote cleanliness and enhance the quality of public health facilities. Our aim was to study the situational analysis of the health institution using Kayakalp tool; to assess the level of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in the facility and to assess the status of Bio-medical waste management in the health care facility and to suggest remedial measures based on the study finding.Methods: It is a hospital based snapshot study done during a period of one year from April 2016 to March 2017. Kayakalp assessment tool was used for analysis.Results: The total scores for upkeep maintenance obtained in 2016-17 was 69 and for the year 2017-18 was 81. There was an increase of total score in the year 2017-18 and it was found to be statistically significant. On assessment in the year 2016-17, for BMW the total score obtained was 58 and in the year 2017-18 it was 81. There was a statistically significant increase in the scores (p=0.001) obtained in the year (2017-18).Conclusions: Improvements in Biomedical waste management can be made by increasing the knowledge, awareness and practices of the health care providers as well as the beneficiaries with regular periodic monitoring. 

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