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Please discuss how a health facility could have a POSITIVE impact on the disposal of hazardous...

Please discuss how a health facility could have a POSITIVE impact on the disposal of hazardous and solid waste. What could be done to make a difference OR what COULD YOU do to make a difference?

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Biomedical waste is the waste generated from the hospitals, laboratories during the diagnosing, caring and curing the patient.

It include both solid and liquid waste, hazardous/infectious and non hazardous/non infectious waste.

It is important to have health facility for safe disposal of hazardous and solid waste.

Hazardous waste and other wastes have a deleterious effect on the health if it is not disposed properly.

Deleterious effects of waste on health include:-

  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Poisoning
  • Pollution include water contamination, air pollution, soil pollution.
  • Respiratory infections
  • Needle skin injuries etc.

So if the health facility can maintain waste disposal system. As per protocols every hospital must have waste disposal system.

So that the health facility could have positive impact on the disposal of hazardous and solid waste.

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