National Policy for Health Care Waste Management

The majority of activities associated with health care result in the production of waste that may lead to disability and death. Although a large fraction of healthcare waste is very similar to domestic solid waste, there are some healthcare wastes which must be handled and manage properly to reduce or elimated the risk to health.

Medical waste is one of the most problematic components of solid waste management. Medical waste management in Phnom Penh City is very poor and as a consequence potentially harmful to public health and environment. It is actually difficult to give precise number of people affected by improper management of medical waste. Download English version | Khmer version

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