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Health impact assessment and evaluation of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon

Gabriel Gulis, Peter I.K. Mochungong
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 4, No 1 | a1068 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2013.e7 | © 2024 Gabriel Gulis, Peter I.K. Mochungong | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 November 2024 | Published: 25 June 2013

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Gabriel Gulis, Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
Peter I.K. Mochungong, Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark

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Abstract

Health impact assessment (HIA) was carried out to evaluate development of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon. Fifteen stakeholders of different portfolios within the health sector were selected during a HIA initiating study trip to the Northwest region of Cameroon. Questionnaires were then developed and emailed to the stakeholders. The stakeholders identified cross-contamination, environmental pollution, physical injuries and poor waste management sites as potential risk factors that can be associated with poor clinical waste management. They recommended strong economic and political capital as a prerequisite for the development and implementation of a successful clinical waste policy. Local impacts on health, according to the stakeholders, should be prioritized in deciding any treatment and disposal option. The whole HIA process run through 2008-2010.

Keywords

Cameroon; clinical waste; policy; health impacts; disposal; stakeholders

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