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Bio-medical wastes include anatomical, pathological and clinical infectious/ hazardous organic and inorganic wastes. These wastes are disposed off in unscientifically manner. The study has been conducted in the government healthcare establishment only to reveal the per day waste generation on each patient, present mode of waste management within the units bed our suggestions which has helped the units to improve their waste management practices, in the city of Agra.
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References
Acharya, D.B. and Singh, M., 2000. The book of hospital waste management. Minerva Press , New Delhi, India.,1st ed. pp: 272.
Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rule (1998/2000) Gazette by Govt. of India. CPCB, 2000. Manual on Hospital Waste Management, India.
Fikru, T., 2004. Assessment of Injection Safety at Health Facilities in Four Woredas of Oromia Region and NNPR, Submitted to Injection Safety Project, JSI. Addis Ababa. pp: 27.
Kishore, J. and Ingle, G.K., 2004. “Bio-medical waste management in India”. Century Publication, New Delhi., 1st ed. pp: 144.
Patil, A.D. and Shekdar, A.V., 2001. Health care waste management in India. J. Environ. Manage., 63(2): 211-220. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2001.0453
Rampal, R.K., Jatinder Kour. and Jamwal Reeti, 2002. Solid waste generation in government hospitals of Jammu city. Ind. Poll. Res., 21(1): 39-43.
Sharma, M., 2002. Hospital Waste Management and its Monitoring. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi. pp: 96.
Solomon Demissie Yimer, 2005. Healthcare waste management in Ethiopia. IOHA, Pilanesberg, E1-5pp. Tietjen, L., Bossemeyer, D. and Mclntosh, N., 2003. Infection Prevention: Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities with Limited Resources. Baltimore, USA. pp: 8.1-8.13.
WHO, 2000. Wastes from Health-care Activities, Fact Sheet No.253.
Yemane B. and Millogo, J., 2000. Report of Injection Safety Survey in Ethiopia. Geneva, Switzerland. pp: 22.