scholarly journals Key Areas in Waste Management: A South African Perspective

10.5772/18023 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosidi Makgae
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
South African ◽  
African Perspective

A Review of Medical Waste Management in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaniyi FC ◽  
Ogola JS ◽  
Tshitangano TG
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
African Government ◽  
The Past ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Background:Poor medical waste management has been implicated in an increase in the number of epidemics and waste-related diseases in the past years. South Africa is resource-constrained in the management of medical waste.Objectives:A review of studies regarding medical waste management in South Africa in the past decade was undertaken to explore the practices of medical waste management and the challenges being faced by stakeholders.Method:Published articles, South African government documents, reports of hospital surveys, unpublished theses and dissertations were consulted, analysed and synthesised. The studies employed quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods and documented comparable results from all provinces.Results:The absence of a national policy to guide the medical waste management practice in the provinces was identified as the principal problem. Poor practices were reported across the country from the point of medical waste generation to disposal, as well as non-enforcement of guidelines in the provinces where they exit. The authorized disposal sites nationally are currently unable to cope with the enormous amount of the medical waste being generated and illegal dumping of the waste in unapproved sites have been reported. The challenges range from lack of adequate facilities for temporary storage of waste to final disposal.Conclusion:These challenges must be addressed and the practices corrected to forestall the adverse effects of poorly managed medical waste on the country. There is a need to develop a medical waste policy to assist in the management of such waste.

scholarly journals Monitoring changes in COVID-19 infection using wastewater-based epidemiology: A south African perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 147273
Author(s):  
Leanne Pillay ◽  
Isaac Dennis Amoah ◽  
Nashia Deepnarain ◽  
Kriveshin Pillay ◽  
Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
African Perspective

scholarly journals A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1704601
Author(s):  
Bongolethu Diko ◽  
Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi ◽  
Jean Steyn
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
African Perspective

A South African Perspective on the New Testament

1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
J. K. Elliott ◽  
J. H. Petzer ◽  
P. J. Hartin
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
New Testament ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
African Perspective
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