Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Syed Muhammad Sabeeh, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry, Aashifa Yaqoob, Saleem M Rana, Ramesh Kumar.
Health Care Waste Management in Pakistan: a Situation Analysis and Way Forward.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;6(3):35-43.

Background: Almost all the developing countries face issues in Healthcare Waste Management, compromising quality of healthcare delivery Methods: In order to assess the Healthcare Waste Management system and practices in public and private hospitals of Pakistan, semi-structured questionnaire sand in-depth interviews in one tertiary, two secondary, and four first level care hospitals were employed. Results: Healthcare Waste Management systems were only found in the tertiary hospitals where colored bins, dedicated trolleys, Personal Protective Equipment, temporary and central storage areas were found. Key words: Hospital, Healthcare, Waste Management, Practices,

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