Comparing the resilience of healthcare waste management during Covid-19: a case study

IF 0.8 Q4 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Waste and Resource Management Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI:10.1680/jwarm.21.00035

G. D. Gebreeyessus, Bewket Dagne Tegegne, Adane Sirage Ali

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The resilience of a new national healthcare waste management protocol was compared in hospital and community settings in Ethiopia during the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim was also to evaluate the flexibility and implementation status of the guidelines for healthcare waste management in the context of a pandemic. The study was performed in a cross-sectional design by using a structured questionnaire, checklists, and through a systematic review. Primary and secondary data were collected, including those from municipal sites, Yekatit 12 Hospital and other relevant stakeholders. Furthermore, the data were analysed and compared to the global practices and standards. The study revealed there was a comparable difference in the level of care taken during healthcare waste management between health care institutions and in the community in Addis Ababa city. Provision of awareness training to waste handlers in both the clinical and municipal setting were great deficiencies, which has to be addressed together with many other variables beginning from the formulation of a resilient waste management protocol. Furthermore, waste management protocols have to be expert-revised periodically.

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比较2019冠状病毒病期间医疗废物管理的复原力:案例研究

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，比较了埃塞俄比亚医院和社区环境中新的国家医疗废物管理议定书的复原力。其目的还在于评估大流行病背景下医疗废物管理准则的灵活性和执行情况。本研究采用横断面设计，采用结构化问卷、检查表和系统回顾。收集了主要和次要数据，包括来自市政站点、Yekatit 12医院和其他相关利益攸关方的数据。此外，对数据进行了分析，并与全球实践和标准进行了比较。该研究表明，在亚的斯亚贝巴市的卫生保健机构和社区之间，在卫生保健废物管理期间所采取的护理水平方面存在相当的差异。向临床和城市环境中的废物处理者提供认识培训是一个很大的缺陷，必须从制定一项有弹性的废物管理议定书开始，连同许多其他变数一起加以解决。此外，废物管理议定书必须定期由专家修订。

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Waste and Resource Management ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： Waste and Resource Management publishes original research and practice papers on all civil engineering and construction related aspects of the resource management cycle, from the minimization of waste, through the re-use and recycling, to the management and disposal of residual wastes. Associated legislation, standards, socio-economic considerations and links with sustainable consumption and production are included. The range of subjects covered encompasses, but is not restricted to, strategies for reducing construction waste through better design, improved recovery and re-use, more efficient resource management, the performance of materials recovered from wastes, and, the procurement, planning, design, construction, operation and logistics of waste and resource management facilities.