Abstract
Introduction: This study expl ores the types of Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) and their amount and kind of medical waste generation and the types in 27 HCE in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) area include hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic canters. Private HCE’s providing surgical, ob stetrical, dialysis and pathological services were integrated in this survey because they may generate large amounts of transmittable waste and can major source of environmental health hazard. Methodology: Primary data collection methodology was adopted i ncluding questionnaire survey, observational approach and formal dialogue session using a Population Proportionate to Size (PPS) stratified plan. Results: The overall mean general waste production rate is 1.7 kg/bed/day at all the surveyed HCE in RCC area which ranged from 0.5 kg to 5 kg/bed/day. The highest amount of infectious
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