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Title
WHO - Management of Solid Health-Care Waste
at Primary Health-Care Centres:
A Decision-Making Guide
Abstract
The objective of this document is to provide guidance for selecting the most appropriate for option
safely managing solid waste generated at Primary Health-Care centres (PHCs) in developing
countries.
The main tool of this guide consists of six decision-trees aimed at assisting the user in identifying
appropriate waste management methods. The guide takes into consideration the most relevant local
conditions, the safety of workers and of the general public as well as of environmental criteria.
This guide is composed of the following parts:
i. Basic risks associated with poor management of heath care waste.
ii. Basic elements for safe health-care waste management (HCWM)
iii. Parameters to assess before selecting HCWM options
iv. Technical annexes describing HCWM options
v. Estimation of costs of the various options
vi. Decision-trees, assisting the selection of HCWM options
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