There is a lack of information about medical waste management in Iraq. This study aims to monitor and evaluate the current situation of medical waste management in Baghdad as it represents the capital and the biggest populated city in Iraq. About 32% of hospitals are located in Baghdad. Ten state-owned hospitals in Baghdad with the biggest bed capacity were investigated. The study used structured interviews with staff in charge of waste management in the sampled hospitals to collect data. The results showed that the generation rate of medical waste in the ten hospitals was 0.5 kg/(bed·day). The study also found that there were insufficient, ineffective, and improper isolation, collection, storing, processing, and safe disposal of medical wastes in the sampled public hospitals of Baghdad. The study recommended that the Iraqi Ministry of Health takes extensive and quick effective measures to better monitor and evaluate medical waste management and provide ongoing training to personnel responsible for waste management in the hospitals.

伊拉克缺乏有关医疗废物管理的信息。这项研究旨在监视和评估巴格达医疗废物管理的现状，因为它代表着伊拉克的首都和最大的城市。约32％的医院位于巴格达。调查了巴格达十个床位最大的十家国有医院。该研究对抽样医院中负责废物管理的人员进行了结构化访谈，以收集数据。结果表明，十家医院的医疗废物产生率为0.5 kg /（床·天）。该研究还发现，在抽样的巴格达公立医院中，医疗废物的隔离，收集，存储，处理和安全处置不足，效率低下和不当。