Waste management publications
Policy statements
Safe health-care waste management. Policy paper -2004
Guidelines
Management of waste from injection activities at district level. Guidelines for district health managers - 2006
Health-care waste management. Guidance for the development and implementation of a National Action Plan - 2004
Management of solid health-care waste at primary health-care centres: A decision-making guide - 2004
Management of wastes from immunization campaign activities: practical guidelines for planners and managers - 2004
Preparation of national health-care waste management plans in sub-saharan countries - 2004
First, do no harm. Introducing auto-disable syringes and ensuring injection safety in immunization systems of developing countries - 2002
Safe management of waste from health-care facilities - 1999
Training materials
Teacher's guide to management of wastes from health-care facilities - 1999
Assessment tools
Health-care waste management rapid assessment tool for country level - 2004
Fact sheets and Aide-Mémoires
Health-care waste management - WHO fact sheet - 2004
Aide-Memoire for a national strategy for health-care waste management
Reports
Report of Ukraine pilot study to trial needle-removal and recycling of plastic from auto-disable syringes - 2005
Report of costs of disposing of used auto-disable syringes through needle-removal and plastic recycling during pilot study in Ukraine - 2005
Assessment of small-scale incinerators for health-care waste - 2004