Sustainable waste management of medical waste in African developing countries: A narrative review
dc.contributor.author | Chisholm, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Zamani, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Negm, AM | |
dc.contributor.author | Said, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdel daiem, MM | |
dc.contributor.author | Dibaj, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Akrami, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-05T07:53:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Africa is the second populous continent, and its population has the fastest growing rate. Some African countries are still plagued by poverty, poor sanitary conditions and limited resources, such as clean drinking water, food supply, electricity, and effective waste management systems. Underfunded healthcare systems, poor training and lack of awareness of policies and legislations on handling medical waste have led to increased improper handling of waste within hospitals, healthcare facilities and transportation and storage of medical waste. Some countries, including Ethiopia, Botswana, Nigeria and Algeria, do not have national guidelines in place to adhere to the correct disposal of such wastage. Incineration is often the favoured disposal method due to the rapid diminishment of up to 90% of waste, as well as production of heat for boilers or for energy production. This type of method – if not applying the right technologies – potentially creates hazardous risks of its own, such as harmful emissions and residuals. In this study, the sustainability aspects of medical waste management in Africa were reviewed to present resilient solutions for health and environment protection for the next generation in Africa. The findings of this research introduce policies, possible advices and solutions associated with sustainability and medical waste management that can support decision-makers in developing strategies for the sustainability by using the eco-friendly technologies for efficient medical waste treatment and disposal methods and also can serve as a link between the healthcare system, decision-makers, and stakeholders in developing health policies and programmes. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Exeter | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 3 July 2021 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0734242X211029175 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/126288 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications / International Solid Waste Association | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2021. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Africa | en_GB |
dc.subject | pharmaceutical | en_GB |
dc.subject | waste management | en_GB |
dc.subject | sustainability | en_GB |
dc.subject | developing countries | en_GB |
dc.subject | healthcare waste | en_GB |
dc.title | Sustainable waste management of medical waste in African developing countries: A narrative review | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-05T07:53:24Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0734-242X | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Waste Management and Research | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-06-12 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-06-12 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-07-05T07:51:41Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-07-05T07:53:50Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
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