Health impact assessment and evaluation of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon
| Autor: | Peter Ikome Kuwoh Mochungong, Gabriel Gulis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Process (engineering)
clinical waste Environmental pollution disposal Article stakeholders Disposal Stakeholders Clinical waste Cameroon health impacts Health sector Political capital Waste management Potential risk business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Environmental resource management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Policy business Health impacts Health impact assessment policy |
| Zdroj: | Gulis, G & Mochungong, P I K 2013, ' Health impact assessment and evaluation of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon ', Journal of Public Health in Africa, vol. 4, no. 1, e7, pp. 32-37 . https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2013.e7 Journal of Public Health in Africa, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2013) Journal of Public Health in Africa |
| ISSN: | 2038-9930 2038-9922 2008-2010 |
| Popis: | Health impact assessment (HIA) was carried out to evaluate development of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon. Fifteen stakeholders of different portfolios within the health sector were selected during a HIA initiating study trip to the Northwest region of Cameroon. Questionnaires were then developed and emailed to the stakeholders. The stakeholders identified cross-contamination, environmental pollution, physical injuries and poor waste management sites as potential risk factors that can be associated with poor clinical waste management. They recommended strong economic and political capital as a prerequisite for the development and implementation of a successful clinical waste policy. Local impacts on health, according to the stakeholders, should be prioritized in deciding any treatment and disposal option. The whole HIA process run through 2008-2010. |
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