Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected
Bio-medical waste (BMW) disposal is a very important but challenging task. Health-care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms, which can infect hospital patients, health workers, and the general public. Exposure to hazardous health-care waste can result in disease or injury. The Governmen...
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| author | S Ramesh Kumar N Venkata Abinaya Alaga Venkatesan Mohan Natrajan |
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| description | Bio-medical waste (BMW) disposal is a very important but challenging task. Health-care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms, which can infect hospital patients, health workers, and the general public. Exposure to hazardous health-care waste can result in disease or injury. The Government of India has been laying down rules, namely, Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, in 1998, The draft of Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling Rules 2011,), and recently Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Evidence from different parts of India show that the knowledge on BMW disposal among health-care personnel is low, and the practice of the same is not satisfactory. Strict implementation of the rules laid down is necessary and is the need of the hour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13c5cfc703074025b2786d49074ca65d2022-12-22T00:45:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU2542-62142542-62222019-01-0112320221010.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_112_19Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effectedS Ramesh KumarN Venkata AbinayaAlaga VenkatesanMohan NatrajanBio-medical waste (BMW) disposal is a very important but challenging task. Health-care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms, which can infect hospital patients, health workers, and the general public. Exposure to hazardous health-care waste can result in disease or injury. The Government of India has been laying down rules, namely, Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, in 1998, The draft of Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling Rules 2011,), and recently Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Evidence from different parts of India show that the knowledge on BMW disposal among health-care personnel is low, and the practice of the same is not satisfactory. Strict implementation of the rules laid down is necessary and is the need of the hour.http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2019;volume=12;issue=3;spage=202;epage=210;aulast=KumarBio medical waste disposalbio-medical waste management rules2016waste disposal practices |
| spellingShingle | S Ramesh Kumar N Venkata Abinaya Alaga Venkatesan Mohan Natrajan Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU Bio medical waste disposal bio-medical waste management rules 2016 waste disposal practices |
| title | Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected |
| title_full | Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected |
| title_fullStr | Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected |
| title_short | Bio-medical waste disposal in India: From paper to practice, what has been effected |
| title_sort | bio medical waste disposal in india from paper to practice what has been effected |
| topic | Bio medical waste disposal bio-medical waste management rules 2016 waste disposal practices |
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