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El manejo de los residuos sanitarios: un problema sanitario olvidado y en aumento a nivel mundial.
Author(s) -
Harhay Michael O.,
Halpern Scott D.,
Harhay Jason S.,
Olliaro Piero L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02386.x
Subject(s) - public health , health care , unintended consequences , developing country , low and middle income countries , medicine , business , economic growth , political science , environmental health , public relations , nursing , economics , law
Summary The objective of this Short Communication is to promulgate an inventory of 87 papers pertaining to health care waste management practices and challenges in 40 low and middle income countries worldwide amassed through a multi‐language systematic review. Herein, we discuss the major gaps, failures, and frequently reported themes by geographic region. Following this we outline a proposed research agenda moving forward, and conclude that greater research and attention towards these unintended consequences of technologic progress in medical care delivery is needed to address and understand this growing public health threat around the world.