- *Thompson Salvation Chinezom & **Professor Innime Righteous
- School of Public Health, University of Port Harcourt
- FAR Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (FARJMS)
- DOI
The collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of medical wastes are of growing environmental problem in Nigeria, which needs immediate attention before it goes out of hand. In the studied government HCEs medical wastes are not properly managed. Most of the HCEs do not have nay budgetary provision to manage their generated waste systematically. Medical waste Administration is an integral part of health care. Because of the communicable diseases such as the AIDS/HIV and hepatitis Bad n C viruses, people are increasingly concerned over the disposal of medical waste. Many of the workers are injured by the sharp, infectious, chemical and radioactive wastes. Moreover, some of respondents were facing stink and afraid of containing diseases from the infectious waste. From percolation of hospital waste ground water is polluted from leachate and aquatic life system is totally disturbed as it restricts sun light to enter in to the bottom level of water body. Again it disturbs the pH level of water body.
