Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

Hospital waste management in Ghana faces the risk of cross-contamination from the lack of thorough sorting of the waste at the points of generation, codisposal of hazardous and nonhazardous waste types, and use of open-fire pits and substandard incinerators for burning infectious waste. This has inc...

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Main Authors:	Robert Ohene Adu, Samuel Fosu Gyasi, David Kofi Essumang, Kenneth Bentum Otabil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:	Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2934296

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