[HTML][HTML] Hazardous waste management: An African overview

VE Akpan, DO Olukanni - Recycling, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hazardous waste materials and their management are of prime importance to society. This
article gives an overview of the current practices that relate to hazardous waste …

Impact of COVID-19 on medical waste management and disposal practices in Nigeria

MA Etim, DO Omole, OV Araoye - Cogent Engineering, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, Nigeria has experienced increased outbreaks of Monkeypox, Ebola, Lassa
fever, and the latest Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. As a result of the …

[HTML][HTML] Medical waste management at the primary healthcare centres in a north western Nigerian State: Findings from a low-resource setting

SA Omoleke, N Usman, KK Kanmodi, MM Ashiru - Public Health in Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aims to examine medical waste management (MWM) practices and
identify the challenges of optimal MWM at the primary healthcare (PHC) level in Kebbi State …

[PDF][PDF] Medical Waste Management and Design of a Low-Cost Incinerator for Reduction of Environmental Pollution in a Multi-System Hospital.

OJ Oyebode, JA Otoko - Nature Environment & Pollution …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Pollution of the environment and inappropriate management of medical wastes are major
challenges facing developing countries and this must be tackled with recent technology for …

[HTML][HTML] Hazardous Waste Advanced Management in a Selected Region of Poland

P Grzegorz, M Emilian, C Adrian, I Oana - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents a study on hazardous waste management in the Malopolskie region of
Poland. The study was based on the information obtained during three years from 2016 to …

Solid waste management practice in obafemi awolowo university teaching hospital complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

AS Afolabi, HI Agbabiaka, AO Afon… - Management of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Hospital solid waste may cause serious health hazards and impair the quality of life
of the community through transmission of diseases and injury if not properly managed …

Medical waste management practices in north eastern Free State, South Africa

PS Mahasa, TM Ruhiiga - Journal of Human Ecology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a study undertaken to investigate the state of medical waste
management practices in different hospitals in the north eastern Free State Province, South …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of healthcare facilities location and medical waste generation and handling in Nigeria

RC Abah - Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 2020 - academicjournals.org
This paper assessed healthcare facilities location and medical waste generation and
handling in Nigeria. Analysis such as descriptive statistics, correlation and factor analysis …

Factors associated with child mortality among antenatal care attendees in Ado-Odo/Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

DE Azuh, AE Azuh, M Oladosun, OO Ewetan… - African Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
Abstract study examined the determinants of child mortality among attendees at a
government health care facility in Ado-Odo/Ota in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study, based on …

Frequency of occupational health hazards and factors responsible among the waste handlers at the tertiary care hospitals of Karachi

E Das, S Shaikh, D Kumar - Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024 - pjms.org.pk
Background & Objectives: Hospital waste handlers (HWHs) are in contact with contaminated
waste that put them at risk for occupational health hazards. The objective of the study was to …