This document outlines government regulations for the safe management of hospital solid waste to protect health and the environment.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare waste management among Zambian health care workers (2022)
Poor management of health care waste poses a serious threat to the health of health care workers, patients and communities. In developing countries, adequate health care waste
management (HCWM) is often challenging. To address this, the Zambian Health Services Improvement Project with HCWM as a component, was implemented in five Zambian provinces (Luapula, Muchinga, Northern, North-Western and Western Provinces), under which this cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care workers on HCWM. Find the results in the paper!
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in HealthCare Facilities in Zimbabwe: An Overview
This fact sheet provides an overview of water, sanitation, and hygiene services in health care facilities in Zimbabwe based on data from the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, the Vital Medicines Availability and Health Services Survey, and a regional scoping study on WASH in Health Care Facilities.
Using the Water and Sanitation for Health FacilityImprovement Tool (WASH FIT) in Zimbabwe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in 50 COVID-19 Isolation Facilities
As a part of COVID-19 preparedness and response interventions, the Government of Zimbabwe, UNICEF, and civil society organizations conducted WASH assessments in 50 HCFs designated as COVID-19 isolation facilities. Assessments were based on the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT), a multi-step framework to inform the continuous monitoring and improvement of WASH services. The WASH FIT assessments revealed that one in four HCFs did not have adequate services across the domains of water, sanitation, health care waste, hand hygiene, facility environment, cleanliness and disinfection, and management.
Health Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (NHSP 2022-2026)
This document is Framework on Monitoring and Evalauating in Health Sector in Zambia.
Curriculum for Certificate in Health Care Waste Management (2019)
This curriculum is designed to prepare participants / learners to understand and appreciate the impact of inadequate and inappropriate handling of health-care waste, which may have serious
public health consequences and a significant impact on the environment.
National Standrads for WASH and Waste in Health Care Facilities-Zambia (2021)
This document provides standards for water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management, environmental cleaning, and construction of WASH infrastructure in the health care facilities.
National Technical Assessment Tool for WASH in Health Care Facilities
This document is a national technical assessment tool for WASH in health care facilities from Zambia.
Laboratory Waste management Guidelines (2024)
This document provides guidance on how to manage laboratory waste in Zambia, published in 2024.
National Stragtegic Plan for Infection Prevention and Control (2022-2032)
This document was developed in line with the Zambia National Health Strategic Plan (ZNHSP) 2022. It highlights and provides strategic guidelines in the implementation of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) activities for the next ten years at the national and sub-national levels. The main focus of IPC is to prevent and control the spread of diseases among patients, health care providers, and caregivers in both public and health care facilities, including communities, using a holistic approach that integrates all IPC thematic areas in mitigating and preventing healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.