MANAGEMENT OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTE: AWARENESS AND PRACTICES IN HOSPITALS IN DELHI
Dr. Shankar Choudhary# and Richa Hirendra Rai*
ABSTRACT
Introduction: This is a small review on the awareness of Management of Biomedical waste among the staff in hospitals in Delhi. We are also trying to make aware as to what are the different kinds of waste in the hospitals. Review Results: The results of our survey were quite positive and indicate that most of the staff in hospitals in Delhi are aware of the types of Biomedical waste. Discussion: To throw further light on the aspect we have also tried to discuss WHO fact sheet reports to enhance the knowledge of the readers on waste generated by health care activities, their hazards, the realisation of moral responsibilities by citizens or staff of the hospitals, the biomedical waste and its by-products as cited by WHO and many other kinds of literatures.
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