MLC : Effective Healthcare Waste Management

Introduction: Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) is a process that ensures proper handling and disposal of the health care waste in a safe way. HCWM includes all the steps necessary for waste management from planning to disposal. Waste management is of great importance to reduce the serious health implications. The objective of this course is to spread knowledge among the personnel involved in health care services to prevent transmission of the diseases in the society and to protect public health and environment.

Who is this Course for: This course focuses on healthcare workers, both clinical and supportive like pharmacists, nurses, physicians, frontline workers, housekeeper, social workers working in health facilities or hospitals in providing a detailed understanding of managing healthcare waste in their respective workplace.

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Welcome to the Micro Learning Credential on the Hive platform. MLC is back with a new and exciting course on Effective Healthcare Waste Management.

This microlearning course on effective healthcare waste management would help learners to get adept knowledge about good healthcare waste management practices and ways to mitigate the risk of biomedical hazards.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

Classify waste generated at health facilities or hospitals for better management,
Describe the public health and environmental hazards associated with healthcare waste,
Explain various mechanisms for managing and disposal of healthcare waste,
Discuss waste management plans at a health facility level.