Healthcare Waste Management
- VernacularTitle:Эрүүл мэндийн байгууллагын хог хаягдлын менежмент
- Author:
Suvd B
1
;
Nyamsuren J
2
;
Tsolmon M
2
;
Enkhjargal A
1
,
3
Author Information
1. Ach Medical University
2. National Center for Communicable Disease
3. The Mongolia COVID19- emergency response and health system preparedness project
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
hospital waste;
waste disposal;
treatment;
waste management;
incineration;
public health
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2024;210(4):61-80
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Healthcare is a rapidly growing industry as medical treatments become more sophisticated,
more in demand due to increasing incidence of chronic disease and more widely available
worldwide. As the amount of healthcare waste continues to increase, there is a need for
further research in the field to meet the global demand for proper disposal of healthcare
waste. The growing healthcare consumption, driven by various factors, is contributing to
the rise in hospital waste, which in turn is putting pressure on current waste management
systems.Currently, healthcare institutions manage waste by segregating at the source, safely
transporting infectious waste, and disposing of it through incineration, autoclaving, or landfill
methods. Both incineration and autoclaving processes have negative environmental and
human health impacts. To reduce the amount of healthcare waste generated, it is necessary
to train healthcare workers to properly segregate waste according to its type, following
established standards.
Governments can take action to improve waste disposal practices, reduce the generation of
infectious waste, and ensure that all types of healthcare waste are properly disposed of. This
can include:
• Governments should have clear and standardized definitions for both infectious and non
infectious healthcare waste, and enhance the regulatory and legal framework to prevent
illegal disposal of waste.
• Healthcare institutions should be provided with incentives, financial support, and other
measures to reduce hospital waste, with a particular focus on reducing infectious waste in
local health institutions.
• Governments should provide research grants to support studies aimed at reducing and
managing healthcare waste disposal effectively.
These measures would help improve the overall management and reduction of healthcare
waste and ensure a safer and more sustainable approach to waste disposal.
- Full text:2025060517352007248MMS-2024-210(4)-61-80.pdf
