Solid health care waste management status at health care centers in the West Bank – Palestinian Territory

Assessment of Medical Waste Management within Selected Hospitals in Gaza Strip Palestine: A Pilot Study

“…Medical waste was disposed of with domestic waste in PHC clinics of Gaza Governorates where municipality trucks collect medical and non medical waste together (Massrouji, 2001). In northern part of Palestine mainly in Nablus Governorate, hospital waste was collected by cleaning personnel who picked up the medical waste from different departments and transported it manually to a temporary storage area where the hospital waste was kept before being taken to the final disposal site as most of time general waste mixed with medical waste, and this area was poorly sanitized and not secure (AL-khatib and Sato, 2009). In Egypt pilot study (Soliman and Ahmed, 2007), the department aid workers are usually responsible for biomedical waste collection and transportation; but those workers are not specially assigned for handling of waste, as they move wastes to the storage area of the hospital on a trolley or cart, which is not especially designed for this purpose.…”

“…In Gaza Strip the segregation is done only for sharps and there are no colour-coded bags. Medical waste is stored and disposed of with domestic waste in primary health care clinics and is incinerated in hospitals, but there are no emission control or safety measures in addition there are some gaps in knowledge of health care workers, and current practices are inadequate (Massrouji, 2001) the operation of incinerators in Palestine insufficient and un acceptable because of the emissions of smoke and smells which affect health and the environment of the area (AL-khatib and Sato, 2009). , in the West Bank, many hospitals are using autoclaving to treat positive bacterial cultures, blood samples, syringes or any waste produced from testing or treatment of patients who are infected by acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (Massrouji, 2001) .This study aims to provide some insight into assessment of medical waste management in Gaza Strip -Palestine, as well as to assess if there is any control measures for health care workers safety.…”

Advantages and Disadvantages of Healthcare Waste Treatment and Disposal Alternatives: Malaysian Scenario

“…It is viewed as a more costly technology than incineration [30,65]. However, the autoclave method is not suitable for all kinds of clinical wastes and large amounts of hazardous waste [1].…”

Assessment of Healthcare Waste Management Practices Employed by Health Workers in Health Facilities in Bushenyi District Western Uganda

“…Open pit burning is employed because it is less expensive and readily available. However it has been documented as a potential infection source of public health and environmental pollution hazard (Al-Khatib and Sato, 2009). Another easy and low cost waste disposal method which is similar to open pit burning and its widely used in developing countries is the landfills which has also been documented not to be a safe method of healthcare waste disposal and treatment (Narayana, 2010).…”