SURVEY ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN THE CITY OF TANGIER.
Journal Title: International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
In Morocco, there is little information available concer1ning the production, composition, handling, and disposal of hospital waste. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Hospital Waste Management in 4 public hospitals, 6 private hospitals for-profit company and a private non-profit organization in the city of Tangier.The results showed that the generation rate per capita of Hospital Waste in Tangier is among 2.12 kg per bed per day in the public hospitals and on average up to3.58 kg in private hospitals. Solid waste of public hospitals consists 74.9 % of household and similar waste and 25.1% of infectious waste. In private hospitals, the household and similar waste is 69.8% and infectious waste is30.2 % of the total waste produced. This work shows that, for most health facilities studied, general waste has been mixed with infectious waste, and were collected, transported and disposed at the landfill.
Authors and Affiliations
Y. Ouzekhti Yettefti , S. Ajbar El Gueriri , H. El Cadi , A. Mouhssine And J. Brigui.
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