Medical Waste Management Practices in a Southern African Hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Abor, P.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-22T13:07:04Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-16T11:18:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-22T13:07:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-16T11:18:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to examine the medical waste management practices of a hospital in Southern Africa. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A case study methodology was utilised. FINDINGS: The results revealed that the hospital does not quantify medical waste. Segregation of medical waste into infectious waste and non-infectious waste is not conducted according to definite rules and standards. Separation of medical waste and municipal waste is however practiced to a satisfactory extent. Wheeled trolleys are used for on-site transportation of waste. Off-site transportation of waste is outsourced to a private firm. Incineration is used in the final disposal of infectious waste. Non-infectious waste is disposed using land disposal method. There is no policy and plan in place for managing medical waste. A number of problems were identified with respect to medical waste management. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper gives recommendations with the aim of improving medical waste management in hospitals. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/6542 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Medical Waste Management Practices in a Southern African Hospital | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |