The crisis of biomedical wastes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and management using sustainable technologies for sound management of healthcare waste associated with pandemics

Sharma, Udbhav; Kalra, Shekhar; Gupta, Srishti; Seth, Nirali; Mawari, Govind; Kumar, Naresh; Daga, Mradul Kumar; Singh, Manpreet; Joshi, Tushar Kant

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20220267

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“…It is also worth mentioning that the UK and France have made the on-site disposal of medical waste possible in hospitals. In an era when hospitals around the world still take the traditional path of centralizing medical waste in waste centers, Bertin, a unit of France's CNIM Group, has developed the most advanced medical waste-handling machine, STERILWAVE, an all-in-one machine that safely disposes of medical waste [12]. Its greatest innovation is the idea of Internet regulation.…”

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Study on Improving Medical Waste Disposal Charges in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lin¹

2022

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Regarding prevention and control measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, if healthcare workers are on the frontlines of the battlefield, there is also another, invisible battlefield on which the virus must be prevented from prevailing – the environmentally sound disposal of related medical waste. The charging system for medical waste disposal varies around the world, and the typical case chosen for this research is China’s medical waste disposal. In contrast to many Western countries that chose to adopt co-existent strategies for combating the COVID-19 pandemic, China chose to adopt a more centralized policy, including PCR testing on a community basis, a home-based quarantine method, and government-managed quarantine centers, which led to producing much more medical waste than ever before. However, China does not apply a national standard for medical waste disposal charges, and each local government has different charge systems and management regulations. There are differences in charging methods, management systems, and the nature of medical institutions in the implementation of the charging system. Given the actual situation, the paper puts forward feasible suggestions for government policy at the hospital and technology levels.

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Study on Improving Medical Waste Disposal Charges in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lin¹

2022

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Environmental sound management of biomedical waste generated during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis

Sethumadhavan,

Nirmala,

Karthika

2024

Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems

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The Practice of Gender and Protection Mainstreaming in Health Response in Humanitarian Crisis - A Case Study from the Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Halder

2024

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BackgroundThe health system is required to be safe, equitable, and accessible to all ages, gender, and vulnerable groups, including older persons and persons with disability, and address their specific needs and concerns. However, limited evidence is available on the effectiveness and practicality of gender and protection mainstreaming interventions in health response in humanitarian crises.ObjectiveThe overall objective of the research was to explore practices, gaps, and challenges and generate recommendations regarding gender and protection mainstreaming in health response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.MethodologyThe research employed a qualitative case study design to explore the practice of gender and protection mainstreaming in health response in Cox’s Bazar. Data collection methods include an extensive literature review and in-depth interviews with professionals.ResultThe study found a range of good practices on gender and protection mainstreaming in health response, e.g. placement of a gender action plan, monitoring system for gender and disability inclusion, emergency preparedness and response system, availability of sex-segregated toilets and waiting spaces, availability of gender-based violence service and engagement of female community health workers. The study also revealed some best practices which have the potential to scale up, e,g. psycho-social spaces at health facilities for children, palliative care for terminally ill patients, integrated medical and protection services, and facilitation of community health facility support groups. Critical gaps were found in the areas of women’s leadership, coordination, capacity building, targeted interventions for vulnerable groups, infrastructural adaptation and consultation with the community on their concerns.ConclusionWe urge policymakers, sector coordinators, health program management, healthcare workers, and global stakeholders to address the gaps and challenges, learn and scale up the best practices, and take action to implement the study’s recommendations to maximise gender and protection mainstreaming in health response.

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The crisis of biomedical wastes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and management using sustainable technologies for sound management of healthcare waste associated with pandemics

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Study on Improving Medical Waste Disposal Charges in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Study on Improving Medical Waste Disposal Charges in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Environmental sound management of biomedical waste generated during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis

The Practice of Gender and Protection Mainstreaming in Health Response in Humanitarian Crisis - A Case Study from the Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

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