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▪ a rapid assessment tool;
▪ a policy paper;
▪ guidance to develop national plans;
▪ management of waste from injection activities;
▪ management of waste at primary health-care centers;
▪ management of waste from mass immunization activities; and
▪ management of waste in emergencies.
▪ In addition, WHO and UNICEF, together with partners in 2015,
launched a global initiative to ensure that all health-care facilities have
adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene services. This includes addressing
health-care waste.

8.7 PARAMETERS TO BE MONITORED BY THE WASTE-
MANAGEMENT OFFICER

(a) Waste generated each month, by waste category:
In each department treatment and disposal methods.
(b) Waste handled safely and in accordance to the safety operation
procedures:
Occupational safety (e.g., personal protective equipment)
Use of proper and clean equipment and marking equipment
Proper segregation at source
Internal safe transport and storage
Internal safe treatment methods
Safe disposal methods if on premises of the health-care facility.

8.7.1 Duties and Responsibilities of Various Officials
8.7.1.1 Infection-Control Officer
The infection-control officer should liaise with the waste-management of-
ficer on a continual basis, and provide advice about the control of infection,
and the standards of the waste treatment and disposal system.
The infection-control officer’s duties that relate to health-care waste include:
Identifying training requirements according to staff grade and occupa-
tion organizing and supervising staff training courses on the infection
risks from poor waste management liaising with the department heads,
the matron, and the hospital manager to coordinate training.
The infection-control officer may also have overall responsibility for
chemical disinfection, the safe management of chemical stores, and min-
imizing chemical waste creation.