POST 00811E : HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT 16 July 2005
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Yves Chartier (mailto:[email protected]) from WHO informs us that the
health care waste management site has been redesigned and improved (see below).
Also, Luiz Diaz (mailto:[email protected]) from the United States,
draws our attention to an issue of the journal "Waste Management". Please
note that TechNet has not reviewed this journal and the posting of the
information does not constitute an endorsement.
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Dear all,
Please visit the new and completely updated website for Health Care Waste.
Main sections are : Introduction (Overview, News, Basic Info, Risks, Risk
reduction, Waste steps, Categories, Agreements, Emergencies, Spillages,
HCWM policy), Search (documents, links, country info, case studies,
technical), Management, Training, Regulatory, Technologies (Overview,
National level, Large, Medium and Small HCFs), and Contacts. So as to keep
this site active and dynamic, any questions, comments, suggestions
additional information are encouraged (see the contact section for more
information). The overview page will tell you how to make the best use of
this site through quick links, search and more.
This site is also yours and its aim is to provide quality information, to
help in decision making for the development of quality intervention in the
field of health-care waste management in all countries.
Access the new version of the World Health Organization web site on
health-care waste from the two WHO links below.
Directly from:
http://www.healthcarewaste.org
or from the Water, Sanitation and Health site:
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health
Yves CHARTIER
Public health engineer
Water, Sanitation and Health
Protection of the Human Environment
World Health Organization
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Information to professionals that may be interested on the management of
solid wastes produced in healthcare facilities. Waste Management (the
official journal of the International Waste Working Group and published by
Elsevier) has devoted the entire issue (Volume 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages
626-637) to manuscripts dealing with various aspects of healthcare wastes.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Luis F. Diaz or the Managing Editor, Ms. Linda Eggerth
(mailto:[email protected])
Luis F. Diaz
President, CalRecovery Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, Waste Management
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