Preventing infectious diseases in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: two years of successful management of medical waste through PROSALUD
Santa Cruz is one of Bolivia's fastest growing cities and its problems include population growth, poverty, deficient basic services, a lack of drinking water, limitations in the treatment of wastewater, inadequate management of solid waste, deficient housing conditions, malnutrition, and under-...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries,
2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Santa Cruz is one of Bolivia's fastest growing cities and its problems include population growth, poverty, deficient basic services, a lack of drinking water, limitations in the treatment of wastewater, inadequate management of solid waste, deficient housing conditions, malnutrition, and under-nourishment. Working with the non-profit organization PROSALUD, I have contributed to several improvements in solid waste management in order to decrease the transmission of intrahospital infections. |
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