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Biomedical Solid Waste Management System in Jimma Medical Center, Jimma Town, South Western Ethiopia.

Hailu LemmaDessalegn DadiMulunesh DetiSamuel Fekadu
Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2021)
The average biomedical waste generation rate was above the threshold value set by the World Health Organization in low-income countries. Its management was also limited. The high concentrations of pollutants released from the incinerator affect the nearby air quality and hence interferes with the health of the local community.
Keyphrases
  • heavy metals
  • municipal solid waste
  • healthcare
  • south africa
  • mental health
  • public health
  • sewage sludge
  • health information
  • life cycle
  • climate change
  • health promotion