Sustainability in Health care Hazardous waste disposal in UAEby Simran Vedvyas | 13-02-2018 01:34 |
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Healthcare activities lead to production of medical waste that may lead to adverse health effects. Most of this waste is not more dangerous than regular household waste. However, some types of health-care waste represent a higher risk to health.
Sharps waste, although produced in small quantities, is highly infectious. Poorly managed, they expose health-care workers, waste handlers and the community to infections. Healthcare facilities in UAE follow proper waste management ethics and the hazardous waste is incinerated in various Municipal centres with professionalism. To control and optimize the procedure of wastes within the Health Care Facility, starting from the place where they are created until the final destination all the details are well documented and monitored. Research and various sources used for the report that include credible information available at: https://www.haad.ae
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