POST 00846E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES

POST 00846E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES Follow-up on Posts 00819E, 00824E, 00830E, 00832E, 00835E and 00842E 23 October 2005 _____________________________________ Godiskine Attéméné (mailto:[email protected]) from WHO/Côte d'Ivoire, informs us that they had finally decided to use, among others, equipments of PALMCI for the destruction of plastic syringes used during the measles campaign. The interesting document that he is sending, "Gestion et destruction des déchets piquants issus de la campagne", of which he is co-author with Mamadou Mustapha Sy, gives the details of their experience. This document is now only available in French. It shall be translated into English (tbc) and you will be informed whenever it is ready. For those who can read French, you can download it from the TechNet site at : http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/Exper ... echets.pdf (warning : 1.3 MB file). ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________