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Healthcare Waste Management Practices in Public Health Facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya

2023-08-23

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold> Proper healthcare waste management (HCWM) involves the accurate categorization and segregation of waste by healthcare waste (HCW) producers in correct color-coded bins. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hazardous waste affects 10-25% of HCWs and can have many health risks for healthcare providers, patients, and the general public. Many health faci...

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Literature Corpus work: f64ecb45-d234-542f-aa07-e4dd9f1de7fb
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3252016/v1

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