Current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of Bangladesh
A rising concern of inappropriate medical waste management in developing countries like Bangladesh brings higher health risk problems specially during viral outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the medical waste management in the rapid urbanizing area of Rangpur City, northern Bangladesh. In all, 20...
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| description | A rising concern of inappropriate medical waste management in developing countries like Bangladesh brings higher health risk problems specially during viral outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the medical waste management in the rapid urbanizing area of Rangpur City, northern Bangladesh. In all, 20 healthcare centers were used for collecting data, random stratified sampling and waste weighing methods. The statistical data analysis used for the purposes of the study was linear regression, Pearson’s correlation, and logistic regression. We find that Rangpur City generates around 3.22 tons (± 1.02 SD) of medical waste daily, among which about 20% is hazardous according to WHO classification standards. Hazardous waste varied markedly in amount and proportion between healthcare establishments of different size and type. The study reveals how healthcare waste is mismanaged in the city and offers important insights for policymakers to drive healthcare waste better the management practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6484d15d5f084c1daae2e209536d6c8c2025-06-28T05:31:48ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Green Technologies and Sustainability2949-73612025-07-0133100223Current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of BangladeshSajjad Hossain Shozib0A.R.M. Towfiqul Islam1Masum A. Patwary2Mohammed A. Mamun3Md. Naimur Rahman4Kevin Lo5Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh; Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaDepartment of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh; Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1216, BangladeshEnvironmental Science and Disaster Management, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1216, BangladeshCHINTA Research Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Public Health, University of South Asia, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh.Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaA rising concern of inappropriate medical waste management in developing countries like Bangladesh brings higher health risk problems specially during viral outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the medical waste management in the rapid urbanizing area of Rangpur City, northern Bangladesh. In all, 20 healthcare centers were used for collecting data, random stratified sampling and waste weighing methods. The statistical data analysis used for the purposes of the study was linear regression, Pearson’s correlation, and logistic regression. We find that Rangpur City generates around 3.22 tons (± 1.02 SD) of medical waste daily, among which about 20% is hazardous according to WHO classification standards. Hazardous waste varied markedly in amount and proportion between healthcare establishments of different size and type. The study reveals how healthcare waste is mismanaged in the city and offers important insights for policymakers to drive healthcare waste better the management practices.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949736125000570Improper medical wasteRangpur city corporationHealth riskHazardous waste |
| spellingShingle | Sajjad Hossain Shozib A.R.M. Towfiqul Islam Masum A. Patwary Mohammed A. Mamun Md. Naimur Rahman Kevin Lo Current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of Bangladesh Green Technologies and Sustainability Improper medical waste Rangpur city corporation Health risk Hazardous waste |
| title | Current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of Bangladesh |
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| title_short | Current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | current state of medical waste management in an emerging city of bangladesh |
| topic | Improper medical waste Rangpur city corporation Health risk Hazardous waste |
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