The treatment of solid waste at General Hospital in Phu Tho province
- Author:
Tran Duy Tao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical solid waste*
- MeSH:
Medical Staff;
Medical Waste;
Waste Management;
hospitals
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(4):25-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In this cross-sectional study, data of collecting, classification, and managing solid waste was collected. 32 health staffs of General Hospital in Phu Tho province were interviewed. Results: total amount of medical solid waste was 132.71 kg a day. The process of collecting, storing, transporting and resolving solid waste is not suitable with the Health Ministry's rules. Medical officer's awareness about the managing of medical solid waste is still very limited
