Medical waste: the dark side of healthcare
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos; 27 (supl.1), 2020
Abstract Hospitals and other health facilities generate an ever-increasing amount of waste, approximately 15% of which may be infectious, toxic, or radioactive. The World Health Organization has been addressing the issue since the 1980s. After initially focusing on high-income countries, it then focused ...