Healthcare Waste

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Waste generated by health care activities includes a broad range of materials, from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. Due to the variety of waste produced, healthcare waste has the potential to cause significant human health and environmental impacts [1].

References

  1. ↑ WHO, 2019. Health-care waste. [online] World Health Organization. Available here [Accessed 31 Oct. 2019].
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