Infectious waste surveys in a Saudi Arabian hospital: An important quality improvement tool

Medical Waste Management Situation at Alexandria Ambulatory Clinics

“…These segregated practices were similar to the medical waste management practices reported in kingdom of Bahrain, and in China where the segregation practices have been applied as follows: infectious waste was collected in yellow and red bags; municipal waste was collected in black bags; and sharps were collected in plastic containers. (28,29) These results were supported by WHO recommendations, which reported that using of color coding system is important to enhance segregation practices. Careful segregation of waste into different categories helps to minimize the quantities of hazardous waste.…”

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

“…Health care waste includes all types of waste generated from human and veterinary medical activities (public or private), and encompasses diagnosis, prevention, curative and palliative treatments, research, and laboratory activities (Hagen et al, 2001). Solid health care waste (SHCW) can be defined as, ''any solid wastes generated in the diagnosis, treatment (e.g.…”

Assessment of Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

“…The emphasis in HCW is segregation of source. The [19], [20] recommends the segregation of HCW preferably at the source of production and provides guidelines for the safe and sound management of medical waste in developing countries. The use of instructive posters and colour coded bins are important to achieve effective segregation of waste.…”