Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH KERALA

Dr Annie John

Abstract :

Waste generated from medical activities can be hazardous, toxic  and  even  lethal  because  of  their  high  potential  for  diseases  transmission.  Biomedical  waste  management  is  a  legal  necessity  as  well  as  social  responsibility.

 

 

Aims & Objectives: To assess  health  care  waste  management  at  a  Community  Health  centre  in  Kerala.

Materials  and  methods–  this  is  a  descriptive  study  conducted  at  Community  Health  centre  Mukkam

  Results –  at  the  Community  Health  centre,  waste  management  was  done  according  to  guidelines.

 Conclusion– The study revealed that the biomedical waste management in the health care services has developed considerably as compared to the previous years. This is due to better education, awareness and improvised training programs given to the health care workers .

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr Annie John, ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH KERALA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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