Guidance
Overview of technologies for the treatment of infectious and sharp waste from health care facilities
The purpose of this document is two-fold. The first is to provide criteria for selecting technologies to facilitate decision making for improved health care waste management in health care facilities. The second is to provide an overview of specific health care waste technologies for the treatment of solid infectious and sharp waste for health care facility administrators and planners, WASH and infection prevention control staff, national planners, donors and partners.
Authors
Languages
Publication year
2019
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Repair and maintenance
- Waste management
WM_technology
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