Situation of medical waste management at some health facilities in Southern region where at risk of flooding or sea level rising

Authors

  • Ngô Khần Institute Public Health Ho Chi Minh City
  • Đặng Ngọc Chánh Institute Public Health Ho Chi Minh City
  • Lê Ngọc Diệp Institute Public Health Ho Chi Minh City

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/225

Keywords:

Medical waste, hospital, management and disposal, medical waste water

Abstract

The objective of this cross-sectional study is to assess management of medical waste and wastewater which in areas at risk of flooding or sea level rise. These are small and mediumsized health facilities, the percentage of which having waste water discharge licences or carried out labor environmental monitoring is 66.7%. In many hospitals, medical waste containers and storage areas do not compliance with environmental protection regulations. Besides, hospitals are still difcult to fnd
legal facilities to disposal hazardous waste and recycled waste. For wastewater treatment activities, 13.3% of hospitals which have degraded on-site wastewater treatment system and 7/15 hospitals (46.7%) have wastewater not complied with QCVN 28: 2010/BTNMT.

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Published

28-04-2021

How to Cite

Khần, N. ., Chánh, Đặng N. ., & Diệp, L. N. . (2021). Situation of medical waste management at some health facilities in Southern region where at risk of flooding or sea level rising. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(4 Phụ bản), 98–107. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2020/225

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 Phụ bản (2020): SỐ ĐẶC BIỆT HỘI NGHỊ KHOA HỌC QUỐC TẾ VỀ SỨC KHỎE LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN BIẾN ĐỔI KHÍ HẬU VÀ MÔI TRƯỜNG

Section

Original Papers

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Electronic Publication License No 322/GP-BTTTT signed on June 15, 2016.