BACKGROUND The proper handling and disposal of Bio-medical waste (BMW) is very imperative. There are well defined set rules for handling BMW worldwide. Unfortunately, laxity and lack of adequate training and awareness in execution of these rules leads to staid health and environment apprehension. OBJECTIVE To assessthe awareness and practice regarding biomedical waste management among health ...

Abstract: Waste generated by health care activities includes a broad range of materials, from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, medical devices and radioactive materials. As a result of poor practice and large volumes, only a very small percentage of medical waste is actually disposed of properly in final reception units while the rest is unaccounted...

Healthcare waste (HCW) is generated from hospitals or healthcare related facilities and considered a major source of environmental contamination because it made up potentially harmful substances. In developing countries, especially Nigeria, management HCW becoming an issue concern. The main objective this study was to assess the current practices at two in Abuja, Nigeria. This cross-sectional c...

Recent healthcare reform has focused on reducing excessive waste in the US healthcare system, with duplicate testing being one of the main culprits. We explore the factors associated with duplication of radiology tests when information sharing across healthcare providers is fragmented, and patients switch from one hospital to another. We hypothesize that patients’ switching behavior across hosp...

These consensus guidelines provide recommendations for the safe handling of monoclonal antibodies. Definitive recommendations are given for the minimum safe handling requirements to protect healthcare personnel. The seven recommendations cover: (i) appropriate determinants for evaluating occupational exposure risk; (ii) occupational risk level compared with other hazardous and non-hazardous dru...