Hospital Waste Management in Pakistan
Rehan Ahmed (1997)
abstract
The objective of the research was to examine, analyse and document the existing health care waste management system in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. The basic aim was to provide information regarding the actual establishment of an economic and environmental sound basis for small enterprises to participate in the handling of health care waste. There are many reason for this assumption such as:
- health care establishments are places where special waste are generated health care establishments are places where special waste are generated in a relatively confined area.
- the health care waste produced is heterogeneous in nature, composition and constituents. Each family in the hospital and health care facility is producing different quantity andcomposition of waste.
- the economic value of the health care waste components is relatively high as compared toother type of waste involving items like used medicines, cotton, syringes, plastics, bottles, glass, drips etc. The items produces as health care waste offers good opportunity for income generation and employment provided it is done in an environmental friendly way.
Based on these aims and objectives, this research is conducted in the city of Karachi which is the largest urban centre of Pakistan with over 12 million people having a wide variety of health care facilities and informal recycling enterprises.
The study aims at analysing the prevailing health care waste management system and emphasise the role of informal sector and SMEs. Together these studies will give a clear picture of how the informal sector and SMEs are participating and are involved in Health Care waste and recycling. In addition, the studies and research will further define the scope and extent of pilot projects.
- - Download:
- CS_hosp_pak.pdf (508 kB)
- - Price:
- € 15.00
