Sustainable
Health Care Waste Management in Gauteng
Gauteng DACEL, in conjuction with DANIDA
and Rambøll, are currently addressing the issue of sustainable Health
Care Waste Management within Gauteng Province (Project
Fact Sheet). The immediate
objectives of the project are to develop an:
- Integrated Health Care Waste Management
Strategy and Action Plan for Gauteng.
- HCW guidelines, technical specifications
and tender material for Gauteng.
- Institutional arrangements for
sustainable Health Care Waste Management in Gauteng.
The
project which started in October 2000 will continue until April
2004. An International Conference
on Health Care Waste Management was held in Johannesburg in August 2003 to
present to outcomes of the project.
The following documentation and graphics
provides both background and progress to date on the project:
The outcomes of the project
are being tested through two pilot projects,
which began in January 2003 at Leratong Hospital and Itireleng Clinic.
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