Open AccessMedical Waste Management in the District of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)
Author(s) -
Eben-Ezer César Léonce Koffi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
east african scholars journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-7188
pISSN - 2617-4421
DOI - 10.36349/easms.2022.v05i03.003
Subject(s) - normative , cote d ivoire , medical waste , christian ministry , directive , qualitative research , compliance (psychology) , business , public administration , public relations , sociology , political science , psychology , engineering , social science , law , humanities , waste management , social psychology , philosophy , computer science , programming language
This study analyses the mechanisms of dysfunction in the management of medical waste at the University Hospital Centre (CHU) of Cocody. The study was essentially qualitative, using appropriate survey techniques, namely documentary analysis, direct observation and semi directive interviews. This enabled us to arrive at the following results: The informal management of medical waste is linked to non-compliance with the normative framework issued by the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene. In addition, there are the socio-economic issues surrounding medical waste, particularly the way in which contracts are awarded to service providers. Thus, the actor placed in the medical social field develops strategies outside the normative framework to preserve his interests from all points of view.