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Review Article

Importance of Compliance to Quality Management of Healthcare/Medical Waste: A Review

Authors

  • Prof. Dr. ASM Giasuddin Professor of Biochemistry & Immunology Student of MPH Programme (Friday) Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences State University of Bangladesh (SUB) Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
  • Dr. Natasha Khurshid Associate Professor of Epidemiology Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research (IEDCR), Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh Adjunct Faculty/ Teacher at Dept of Public Health State University of Bangladesh (SUB), Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh;
  • Ms. Nuhad Raisa Seoty Professor of Biochemistry & Immunology and Senior Consultant Division of laboratory Medicine, Impulse Hospital Ltd. 304/E, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

Abstract

All healthcare and service provider including corporate hospital generate healthcare/medical waste during their activities, although 75-90% of the wastes. The remaining 10-26% healthcare waste are considered/regarded as hazardous and may create a variety of health risk for the healthcare workers as well as for the community and Environment as a whole unless managed properly and adequately. Therefore, Compliance to adequate & appropriate waste disposal processes should be carried out & compliance to them are vitally important from public health view point.

 

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention

Volume (Issue)

7 (02)

Pages

4751-4756

Published

2020-02-27

How to Cite

Importance of Compliance to Quality Management of Healthcare/Medical Waste: A Review . (2020). International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention, 7(02), 4751-4756. https://doi.org/10.18535/ijmsci/v7i02.04

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Keywords:

Quality Managrment, Healthcare/Medical Waste