Analysis of healthcare waste management and transition from incineration to sterilisation: the case study of Beira, Mozambique'

Newster shares its warmest congratulations with Ada Castellucci for the publication of her paper  'Analysis of healthcare waste management and transition from incineration to sterilisation: the case study of Beira, Mozambique'  published in the Management of Environmental Quality journal by Emerald Publishing | Engineering 

The purpose of this article is double: to analyse healthcare waste management (HCWM) in Mozambique at a city level and to identify the main benefits of switching from uncontrolled incineration to sterilisation of BSW.
This article was conducted alongside two international development cooperation projects implemented in Beira. The first aimed at improving the internal HCWM in a public HCF. The second focused on transport, treatment and final disposal of BSW by using a proper vehicle and an electric steriliser based on Frictional Heat Treatment (FHT). A local start-up, SABE,LDA (Serviços Ambientais da Beira) was founded to manage the FHT steriliser, which was installed in September 2022 at Beira Central Hospital (BCH) to flank the existing incinerator. SABE also provides a collection and transport service for some private HCFs of the city. The whole project represented a pioneering initiative in the field of sustainable HCWM in Mozambique, marking the first instance of the import, installation and utilisation of a technology alternative to an incinerator in the country.

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