Main Aspects of a Proper Waste Management System Establishment and Other Environmental Measures in Health Care Facilities
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https://doi.org/10.60988/p.v37i2.40Keywords:
healthcare facility, environmental effect, medical waste, pharmaceutical waste, conservation measuresAbstract
The article reviews the main stages of medical and pharmaceutical waste management system at a healthcare facility, namely collec- tion, sorting, storage, deactivation, registration, transportation and removal of medical and pharmaceutical waste. Also, a microclimate system requirement for medical waste handling premises have been generalized.A set of environmental measures at a healthcare facility has been proposed to improve the environment protection system. That will promote economic efficiency of the enterprise and undoubtedly im- prove the ecological situation within the country.The obtaining of environmental, economic and social effects from the developed and implemented complex of environmental protection measures in a healthcare facility has been proven.
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