Abstract
Hospital Waste means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps etc. There are different types of Hospital waste that is being generated from the Health Care Facilities which is an important area of human care. The generated waste should be properly segregated at the disposal site itself by using colour coding bags suggested by the Ministry of Forest and Environment. Treatment of hospital waste is extremely important because of infectious and dangerous characteristics.The very process of modern healthcare is also ridden with risk and unhealthy practices. This Bio Medical Waste generation warrants proper Waste management. The present study was undertaken to thoroughly examine the waste segregation practices in the district of Chittoor in A.P. and to suggest measures for better Bio Medical Waste Management for the welfare of the society. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant association between the characteristics of HCFs and waste management segregation methods employed at hospitals. Based on the findings, suggestions were made.
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