期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE
卷 26, 期 4, 页码 375-+出版社
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/09526861311319591
关键词
Healthcare waste; Public; Private; Hospitals; Ghana; Health services; Waste handling; Waste management; Storage systems
资金
- University of Ghana Business School
Purpose - The paper aims to examine the healthcare waste management practices of selected hospitals in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - The study adopted a multiple case approach, using two public and two private hospitals. Findings - Findings indicate that both public hospitals and one private hospital have a waste management policy. Public and private hospitals have waste management plans and waste management teams. Public hospitals were found to generate more waste than the private hospitals. One private hospital and the public hospitals segregate their waste into different categories. This is done by first identifying the waste type and then separating non-infectious or general waste from infectious waste. Both public and private hospitals have internal storage facilities for temporarily storing the waste before they are finally disposed off-site. On-site transportation in the public hospitals is done by using wheelbarrows, while covered bins with wheels are used to transport waste on-site in the private hospitals. In public and private hospitals, off-site transportation of the hospital waste is undertaken by Municipal Assemblies with the use of trucks. Both public and private hospitals employ standard methods for disposing of healthcare waste. Originality/value - The article provides insights into healthcare waste management from a Ghanaian perspective.
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