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Health Care Waste Management Manual, Fourth Edition

Department of Health Philippines (2020) CC

This document shall serve as the most comprehensive set of guidelines on the safe management of waste generated from heath care activities in the country. It incorporates the requirements of all Philippine laws and regulations governing HCWM and is designed for the use of individuals, public and pri... more

Fundamentals of health-care waste management

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

This section provides general information on HCW and key elements of management procedures that are essential to know before developing a HCWM plan.

Transforming the medical PPE ecosystem: Joint action can protect healthcare workers with effective and high-quality personal protective equipment

Global Fund (2021) CC

Access to medical personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential for routine healthcare delivery, and a critical tool for containing outbreaks, as well as preventing and responding to pandemics. It is one of our most effective tools against COVID-19, and an undervalued tool more generally in infec... more

Wastewater Treatment Plants in rapid mass displacement situations

Department for International Development (2017) CC

This rapid review report has identified the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) options used in emergency settings, with decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and mobile wastewater treatment units performing most effectively and with minimal costs. Examples are taken from refugee camps a... more

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Shelter and Sustainability

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2021) CC

A technical and environmental comparative overview of common shelter typologies found in settlements across UNHCR operations

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Global progress report on WASH in health care facilities: Fundamentals first

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2021) C_WHO

The report identifies major global gaps in WASH services: one third of health care facilities do not have what is needed to clean hands where care is provided; one in four facilities have no water services, and 10% have no sanitation services. This means that 1.8 billion people use facilities that l... more

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COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings, 22 December 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

22 December 2021

FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC

Health care waste can be difficult to treat and dispose of safely. The environmental and health impacts of waste put extra pressure on resources. Therefore, it is important to try and reduce the quantities of waste wherever possible. Ensure waste is segregated properly at the point of disposal. It i... more

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Good practices for take-back and disposal of unused pharmaceuticals in the Baltic Sea region

Mehtonen, J.; et al. Clear Waters from Pharmaceuticals (CWPharma) (2020) CC

Activity Report

Unused Pharmaceuticals - where do they end up?

Health Care without Harm (2013) CC

A Snapshot of European Collection Schemes

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Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030

Pan American Health Organization (2021) C_WHO

This publication presents the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021–2030 (the Agenda). The Agenda is a call to action to the health sector to lead the charge to address environmental determinants of health in the Americas. The Pan American Health Organization (PAH...O) will work with Member States to achieve its goal and objective to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages using a sustainable and equitable approach that places a priority on reducing health inequity. The Agenda has been developed under the umbrella of the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment, and Climate Change, and builds upon the commitments set forth in the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018–2030 and the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020–2025. The Agenda was developed in consultation with the Technical Advisory Group and through a consensus-driven decision-making process with Member States during the 2019–2020 period. Looking toward the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3, the Agenda focuses on: improving the performance of environmental public health programs and institutions; fostering environmentally resilient and sustainable health systems; and promoting environmentally healthy and resilient cities and communities. Its implementation will be context-specific, based on the needs and realities of the countries. It will benefit countries and territories by promoting good governance practices, strengthening the leadership and coordination roles of the health sector, fostering cross-sectoral action, focusing on primary prevention, and enhancing evidence and communication. It will facilitate access to human, technical, and financial resources necessary to address environmental determinants of health and ensure that the Region is fully engaged in global health, environment, and climate change processes and agreements. The objective of the Agenda is to strengthen the capacity of health actors in the health and non-health sectors to address and adapt to environmental determinants of health (EDHs), prioritizing populations living in conditions of vulnerability, in order to meet Outcome 18 of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020–2025 directly and several other outcomes of the Plan indirectly. To address and adapt to the challenges of EDHs in the Region, an integrated and evidence-informed approach within the health sector and across sectors will be needed, one enabled, and supported by good governance practices, adequate management mechanisms, high-level political will, and adequate human, technical, technological, and financial resources. more

Medical Isolation Facilities in Outbreak Responses

Oxfam (2018) C1

Infection Control and Waste Management Plan (ICWMP) for Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Project

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) CC

COVID-19 outbreak is associated with the generation of many types of infectious wastes, including infected masks, gloves and other protective equipment, together with a higher volume of general waste of the same nature.

Faith for Earth, A Call for Action

UN Environment Programme (2020) CC

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Statistical Yearbook of the Ukraine 2019

Ministry of Health, Ukraine (2020) CC

The Urban Water Supply Guide: service delivery options for low-income communities

Noakes, C.; and R. Franceys Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (2014) CC

Providing improved water supply to low-income urban communities is a difficult challenge faced by water utilities throughout Africa and Asia. This guide provides an introduction to available options for serving these communities. The guide draws on sector experience in general, and more particular... more

Children uprooted in a changing climate

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF

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Standard treatment protocol for basic health services

Ministry of Health Nepal (2022) CC

Government of Nepal has an obligation to ensure availability of affordable and high quality basic health care services to its population

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Nurturing care practice guide: strengthening nurturing care through health and nutrition services

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This Guide responds to requests from practitioners and country teams who have learned about the Nurturing care framework and want to understand how to adapt health and nutrition services to be supportive of nurturing care and strengthen caregivers’ capacity.

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Sanitation_and_Hygiene_Research_Symposium_Malawi_July2015_

Emma Mbalame University of Malawi (2015) CC

Presentation on WASH in Malawi

FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa recommended

FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa
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