NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA
By MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION · 03 September 2019
Health care facilities generate different kinds of waste during patient care and daily operations which has the potential to contribute to infections among hospital staff, patients, caregivers, and pollution of the environment
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