Abstract
Solid waste management is a growing challenge to many countries. The implications of poorly managed waste on health are numerous. Improper waste management serve as the breeding places for many vectors resulting in proliferation of vector-borne diseases. This article highlights the impact of improper solid waste management on the public health and the increase risk of vector-borne diseases.
Highlights
Waste can be defined as the material that no longer has any value to the person who is responsible for it
Inadequate solid waste management practices are a threat to public health and environment
This article highlights the impact of improper solid waste management on the public health and the increase risk of vector-borne diseases
Summary
Waste can be defined as the material that no longer has any value to the person who is responsible for it. Facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations [2]. Depending on their source, solid waste can be classified into different types. The rapid rural-urban migration and population growth has resulted in overcrowded urbanization and increased densities of vectors such as mosquitoes, rats, and other pests It causes an increase in disease such as malaria, dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever. Modernization, technological advancement and increase in global population created rising in demand for food and other essentials This has resulted to rise in the amount of waste being generated daily by each household
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