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In Khulna city, there are 7 public and 65 private hospitals and clinics.The hospitals in Khulna City generate about 1581 kg of waste per day. Generation rate of waste per patient per day is little higher in the private hospitals (1.15 kg) than the public hospitals (0.69 kg). Most of the hospitals dispose their waste in the city corporation bins with other wastes as there are no particular legal provisions for the management of the clinical wastes. Some hospitals are taking the service of a NGO named Prodipan for better management of waste. The management system of waste comprises of the disposal system, collection, transportation and final disposal method of wastes. If clinical waste is not managed properly, waste collectors, related health professionals and general people may be affected by various contagious diseases like: injury related spread of HIV, HBV and HCV, skin disease, asthma, diarrhea, allergy, eye irritation etc. In this study all attempts has been made to review of existing clinical waste management scenario of Khulna City and to put forward some recommendations for its improvement.Product Identifiers
PublisherVdm Verlag
ISBN-139783639355734
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046647928
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameClinical Waste Management in Khulna
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiology
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorImran Reza
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight322 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
Title_AuthorImran Reza