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Clinical waste collectors – unprotected, untrained, underpaid and undervalued
A cleaner throws medical rubbish into a large, open bin at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after in Amritsar, India on 11 June 2020.
(AFP/Narinder Nanu)
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A cleaner throws medical rubbish into a large, open bin at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after in Amritsar, India on 11 June 2020.
(AFP/Narinder Nanu)
It was an accident that could have been avoided. While a waste collector was incinerating infectious waste at Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone’s principal adult referral centre in the capital Freetown, a spark shot out of the intense furnace into his eye and destroyed it.
for its leadership in promoting environmental excellence, health and wellness. In 2018, the health network created a nutrition program for patients called Reshape Your Health. The program was designed to share healthy eating tips and cooking demonstrations from experts. The network also produces healthy menus, which feature plant-forward alternatives for patients.
“Hackensack Meridian
Health is dedicated to advancing sustainability across all of our hospitals for the patients and communities we serve,” said Kyle Tafuri, director of Sustainability at Hackensack Meridian
Health
. “Responsible sourcing, environmental excellence and eliminating food waste are important initiatives to our organization, and we will continue raising the bar for sustainability in healthcare.”