Status of health care waste management plans and practices in public health care facilities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

• Main Authors: Tumisang Ramodipa (Author), Koos Engelbrecht (Author), Ingrid Mokgobu (Author), Daniel Mmereki (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Abstract Background Health care waste management is a challenge due to the composition of the waste generated within a health care facility, of which 85% is domestic waste, and at least 15% is hazardous waste or health care risk waste (has been in contact with blood, body fluids or tissues from huma...