Open AccessManaging Immunisation Waste in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility
Author(s) -
Reema Kumari,
Sunit Kumar Jurel,
Kirti Srivastava,
Ajeet Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-8952
pISSN - 2320-1118
DOI - 10.18311/ijmds/2013/19820
Subject(s) - medicine , biomedical waste , medical waste , hazardous waste , health care , waste management , poliomyelitis , legislation , environmental health , medical emergency , engineering , economic growth , virology , law , political science , economics
Immunisation protects children and adults against harmful infections before they come into contact with them in the community. Immunisation is given as an injection or, in the case of polio vaccine, taken as drops by mouth. The waste generated during the whole immunisation process must be disposed off properly. Improper waste disposal leads to serious health risks to recipients, health workers and the public. In King George’s Medical University (KGMU) immunisation programmes are conducted regularly. Waste generated during the process are properly mutilated, collected, transported and disposed off. In KGMU a well established biomedical waste management system which disposed offs the waste as per the norms and legislation.