Health-care Waste

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health care waste
Umar Iqbal0646
Mind Map by Umar Iqbal0646, updated more than 1 year ago
Umar Iqbal0646
Created by Umar Iqbal0646 over 8 years ago
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Health-care Waste
  1. What ?
    1. 80% General Waste
      1. 20% Hazardous Waste
        1. Infectious waste
          1. Pathological waste
            1. Sharps
              1. Chemicals / pharmaceutical
                1. Radioactive waste
                  1. Heavy metals
                2. Why tackle it?
                  1. Infectious
                    1. 23 million Hep B and C viruses
                      1. 260,000 HIV viruses
                    2. Where?
                      1. Hospitals
                        1. Research Centres
                          1. Mortuary and autopsy centres
                            1. Blood banks
                              1. Nursing homes
                              2. Why produced?
                                1. Lack of awareness
                                  1. Absence of waste management and disposal systems
                                    1. lack of training in proper waste management
                                      1. No appropriate regulations/ unenforced
                                      2. Insufficient resources
                                        1. low priority
                                        2. Legal
                                        3. Future Steps
                                          1. Build comprehensive systems
                                            1. Raising awareness
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