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technet21 postspacerInjection Safety and Health Care Waste Management Assessment in Seychelles

technet21 postspacerLogistics of Health Care Waste Management: Information and Approaches
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technet21 postspacerWorking with Communities to Strengthen Immunization
 

Issue 10, 6 July 2009
 
Editorial Note

Cornelia Atsyor posts on a health care waste management assessment in Seychelles with a view to building a comprehensive health care waste management plan. Marica Rock responds to an earlier query on pneumococcal vaccine waste, while Toryalai Hart requests that experiences in Rwanda with disposing of the glass syringes be shared. Marica Rock also shares literature on HCWM in developing country settings.

And from Kathy Haines we have the latest issue of Snapshots, which is devoted to working with the community to strengthen immunization.

Please note that the last date for sending in the visual cues for vaccine discard has been extended to 10 July 2009.

 by Cornelia Atsyor

Seychelles is a multi-ethnic, tri-lingual state and traces its origin from three continents: Africa, Asia and Europe. It is an upper middle-income developing country organised into 25 districts, with a 2009 estimated mid-year population of 87,409. Seychelles has been predominantly using disposable syringes and needles for both curative and preventive interventions, including immunization, and it is feared that reuse may be common outside the health care system.

Whilst there is great awareness on the risks posed by health care waste to health workers and the community in general, there is no policy on health care waste disposal. Most wards and outpatient facilities use safety boxes, but these boxes are not properly mounted and recapping of needles is often practised. Waste segregation is not common except in the maternity ward, exposing health workers and workers handling waste to the risk of infection.

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 by Marica Rock

The Supply Chain Management Team within the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT is pleased to announce the availability of a new technical document, ‘Logistics of Health Care Waste Management Information and Approaches for Developing Country Settings’.

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 by Kathy Haines

The “public” in public health implies an important link between people and health systems. Community involvement is critical to the success of immunization. This issue of Snapshots describes some practical ways to build alliances between communities and health services to improve immunization coverage.

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Photo Courtesy: Markku Toryalai Hart

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