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A review of the medical waste management system at Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-12 , DOI: 10.1007/s10163-021-01291-8
Uttama Barua 1 , Dipita Hossain 1, 2
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Medical waste (MW) poses serious threats to environmental and public health. Throughout the world, existing challenges of medical waste management (MWM) have been heightened in the Covid-19 situation due to an increase in the massive amount of MW. Even before the pandemic, MWM has always been a concern in Bangladesh. The objectives of this research are to review the related national policy initiatives and guidelines in Bangladesh in comparison with the international guidelines, to evaluate the present scenario of the MWM system, and to explore the scope of Impact Assessment (IA) in improving the system. From the analysis, it has been found that several national guidelines have been formulated during this pandemic covering important issues related to the MWM system, which is commendable. Some of these guidelines comply with international guidelines, but there are inconsistencies among these. However, neither the previous MWM policy tools nor these guidelines are implemented accordingly. In this pandemic, an IA framework has also been published in Bangladesh, which is praiseworthy. Although no evidence could be found on its implementation either. Therefore, it is necessary to take initiative for the implementation of this IA framework. Thereby the policy makers will be able to identify the gaps prohibiting the implementation of the MWM policy tools and guidelines. This will enable them to take corrective actions accordingly to improve the MWM system by enhancing the preparedness and capacity against any possible future situations like pandemic overwhelming the MW situation in Bangladesh.



中文翻译:

孟加拉国 Covid-19 医疗废物管理系统回顾

医疗废物 (MW) 对环境和公共健康构成严重威胁。在全球范围内,由于大量 MW 的增加,在 Covid-19 的情况下,医疗废物管理 (MWM) 的现有挑战已经加剧。甚至在大流行之前,MWM 一直是孟加拉国的一个问题。本研究的目的是回顾孟加拉国的相关国家政策举措和指南,并与国际指南进行比较,评估 MWM 系统的现状,并探索影响评估 (IA) 在改进系统方面的范围。分析发现,此次疫情期间,多个国家级的指导方针已经制定,涵盖了MWM系统相关的重要问题,值得称道。其中一些准则符合国际准则,但其中有不一致的地方。但是,以前的 MWM 政策工具和这些指南都没有相应地实施。此次疫情中,孟加拉也发布了IA框架,值得称道。尽管也找不到关于其实施的证据。因此,有必要主动实施这个IA框架。因此,政策制定者将能够确定阻碍实施 MWM 政策工具和指南的差距。这将使他们能够相应地采取纠正措施,通过增强对任何可能的未来情况(如大流行病压倒孟加拉国的 MW 情况)的准备和能力来改进 MWM 系统。以前的 MWM 政策工具和这些指南都没有相应地实施。此次疫情中,孟加拉也发布了IA框架,值得称道。尽管也找不到关于其实施的证据。因此,有必要主动实施这个IA框架。因此,政策制定者将能够确定阻碍实施 MWM 政策工具和指南的差距。这将使他们能够相应地采取纠正措施,通过增强对任何可能的未来情况(如大流行病压倒孟加拉国的 MW 情况)的准备和能力来改进 MWM 系统。以前的 MWM 政策工具和这些指南都没有相应地实施。此次疫情中,孟加拉也发布了IA框架,值得称道。尽管也找不到关于其实施的证据。因此,有必要主动实施这个IA框架。因此,政策制定者将能够确定阻碍实施 MWM 政策工具和指南的差距。这将使他们能够相应地采取纠正措施,通过增强对任何可能的未来情况(如大流行病压倒孟加拉国的 MW 情况)的准备和能力来改进 MWM 系统。尽管也找不到关于其实施的证据。因此,有必要主动实施这个IA框架。因此,政策制定者将能够确定阻碍实施 MWM 政策工具和指南的差距。这将使他们能够相应地采取纠正措施,通过增强对任何可能的未来情况(如大流行病压倒孟加拉国的 MW 情况)的准备和能力来改进 MWM 系统。尽管也找不到关于其实施的证据。因此,有必要主动实施这个IA框架。因此,政策制定者将能够确定阻碍实施 MWM 政策工具和指南的差距。这将使他们能够相应地采取纠正措施,通过增强对任何可能的未来情况(如大流行病压倒孟加拉国的 MW 情况)的准备和能力来改进 MWM 系统。

更新日期:2021-09-13
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