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Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) (2022) C_WHO

Los residuos generados por las actividades sanitarias, desde agujas infectadas hasta isótopos radiactivos, pueden ser una fuente de infecciones o lesiones y su gestión inadecuada puede tener graves consecuencias para la salud pública y efectos no ... segura de los residuos médicos para orientar a los responsables políticos, a los profesionales y a los gestores de las instalaciones para mejorar estos servicios en los centros sanitarios. more

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Application medPPE Équipement médical de protection individuelle
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Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

medPPE est une application pour les dispositifs Android et iOS dans laquelle les personnels de santé trouveront les informations nécessaires sur les équipements de protection individuelle (EPI), suggérés par l'OPS/OMS, qui doivent être utilisés selon la fonction et l'activité réalisée dans ... more

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Hazardous Waste Management In Tsunami-Affected Areas

World Health Organization (2004)

Medical Waste Management
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International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC (2011) C1

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Waste Disposal for Clinical Procedures at Resource-Limited Health Care Facilities

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

Accessed 24 June 2014

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Ebola virus disease (EVD) – Key questions and answers concerning health care waste

World Health Organization (2021) C_WHO

Update September 2021. Safe management of health care waste practices play an essential role in protecting human health during all disease outbreaks, including during Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks. This question and answer document provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on minimum ... more

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) : Waste management of used COVID-19 vaccines vials and ancillary supply
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World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2021) C_WHO

The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the detailed process on how to manage discarded COVID-19 vaccine vials and associated waste after COVID-19 vaccination activities end. The SOP provides clear instructions on how to perform the appropriate treatment and safe dispos ... 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.

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Guidelines for Management of Healthcare Waste as per Biomedical Waste Management Rules

Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health & Family Welfare ,India (2016) CC

Health Care Facilities (HCFs) are primarily responsible for management of the healthcare waste generated within the facilities, including activities undertaken by them in the community. The health care facilities, while generating the waste are responsible for segregation, collection, in-house trans ... more

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Healthcare waste

USAID (2019) C1

Sector Environmental Guidelines, Full technical Update

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Waste Management and Recycling Site Visit Questionnaire

Action contre la Faim France; Logistics Cluster (2023) CC

This document complements the WREC Waste Management and Recycling Assessment Guidance and can be used by humanitarian partners to assess waste management and recycling facilities through site visits. It is complemented by an Annex listing hazardous and non-hazardous waste types.