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标题：Striving for scientific management of medical waste: Challenge for Dhaka City
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作者：Abdul Hamid ; Mohammed Hossain Sarker ; Syed Mohammad Aminur Rahman 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：1858-1866
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：Although Medical Waste (MW) accounts for less than onepercentof totalwaste generation,it needs much more attentionthan other wastes do because of its hazardous and infectious nature. Being a developing country, unplanned and unscientificdisposal of MW is a common practice inBangladesh, especially inits capital cityDhaka. Thisarticle is a mixture of both quantitative andqualitative study. Data and information were collected through questionnaire survey and interview and were analyzed with simple calculation. It investigated that authorities and staff of the HCEs were well aware of the issue but were less willing to adopt scientific standard for MW. It also explored that process of managementfrom waste generation to final disposal of the HCEs required much more development in achieving full scientific disposal. It found lacking in formulation and enforcement of laws and the deficiency of appropriate organizational for the proper management. Measures like adopting required guidelines, punitive compulsion and government responsibility had to be undertaken for the improvement of the situation. These would have to be accompanied by adopting scientific methods and by incorporating all the HCEs under a systematic management process.
关键词：Medical Waste; Medical Waste Management; Dhaka City; PRISM Bangladesh