Health Care Waste Management in the Context of COVID-19 Emergency (Interim Guidance)
Objectives
- To guide stakeholders on application of existing HCWM guidelines and procedures in emergency, basically in the context of COVID-19.
- To provide different types of technical options for managing healthcare waste produced by COVID-19 based on the resource available.
- To guide on standard procedure of cleaning and disinfection of used items and some surfaces and washing and disinfection of used linen and other clothes at health facilities, isolation ward and quarantine centers.
Management Division, Department of Health Services
Health Care Waste Management Guideline 2014