Healthcare waste from clinical analysis laboratories in São Tomé and Príncipe: current state and constrains in the framework of least developed countries

Pereira, Alzira Xavier Garcês Paixão; Ferreira, Celia

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Healthcare waste from clinical analysis laboratories in São Tomé and Príncipe: current state and constrains in the framework of least developed countries

2023-12Journal article

datacite.subject.sdg	03:Saúde de Qualidade	pt_PT
datacite.subject.sdg	11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis	pt_PT
datacite.subject.sdg	14:Proteger a Vida Marinha	pt_PT
datacite.subject.sdg	15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre	pt_PT
dc.contributor.author	Pereira, Alzira Xavier Garcês Paixão
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, Celia
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-18T10:25:41Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-18T10:25:41Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12
dc.description.abstract	Laboratories of clinical analysis are essential to the diagnosis of many diseases but also generate waste that is a potential risk to humans and the environment, especially in the context of least developed countries with structural impediments. The main objective of the work was to assess the current state of waste management from clinical analysis laboratories in Sao Tomé and Príncipe (STP) and to propose suggestions to increase environmental and social sustainability. Data was collected by interviews between March and April 2022. Waste from clinical analysis laboratories reaches 123.7 t/year (0.35% of waste in the country). Critical issues are: pre-treatment to prevent biological contamination is carried out in 50% of the laboratories; at 93% of the sites, the staff does not have proper training; 43% of the laboratories do not have a dedicated space for storing the waste; 79% of the laboratories only segregate sharp-objects, 14% segregate infectious waste and 7% have no source-segregation. Sharp waste is incinerated, while other waste is dumped or buried (93% of laboratories) or is burned in pits on the ground (7%). Most of the waste produced in clinical analysis laboratories in STP is disposed and treated in an inappropriate manner, likely resulting in soil, water and air pollution that impact on human health. Critical issues that have been identified at STP are likely found also in other least developed countries and need addressing in the path towards sustainable development goals.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.scp.2023.101318	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5541
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/16648
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554123003522	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Resíduos	pt_PT
dc.subject	Análises clinicas	pt_PT
dc.subject	Llixeiras	pt_PT
dc.subject	Waste	pt_PT
dc.subject	Clinical analysis	pt_PT
dc.subject	Dumpsites	pt_PT
dc.title	Healthcare waste from clinical analysis laboratories in São Tomé and Príncipe: current state and constrains in the framework of least developed countries	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.endPage	12	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	36	pt_PT
person.familyName	Ferreira
person.givenName	Célia
person.identifier.ciencia-id	931E-FBDE-2098
person.identifier.orcid	0000-0002-7456-2538
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT
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